Bible Search – search and compare multiple versions of the Bible

“Can you draw out Leviathan° with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

Job 41:1 Leviathan is a name for a crocodile or similar creature.

Canst thou draw out H4900 (QalImpf) leviathan° H3882 with an hook? H2443 Or his tongue H3956 with a cord H2256 which thou lettest down?^§ H8257 (HiphImpf)

Job 41:1a That is, a whale or a whirlpool
Job 41:1b Heb. which thou drownest

^[40:25] αξεις δε δρακοντα εν αγκιστρω περιθησεις δε φορβεαν περι ρινα αυτου

The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.

The fishers H1771 also shall mourn, H578 (QalPerf) and all they that cast H7993 (HiphPtc) angle H2443 into the brooks H2975 shall lament, H56 (QalPerf) and they that spread H6566 (QalActPtc) nets H4365 upon H6440 the waters H4325 shall languish. H535 (PulaPerf)

και στεναξουσιν οι αλεεις και στεναξουσιν παντες οι βαλλοντες αγκιστρον εις τον ποταμον και οι βαλλοντες σαγηνας και οι αμφιβολεις πενθησουσιν

He takes up all of them with the hook. He catches them in his net and gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore he rejoices and is glad.

They take up H5927 (HiphPerf) all of them with the angle, H2443 they catch H1641 (QalImpf) them in their net, H2764 and gather H622 (QalImpf) them in their drag:^§ H4365 therefore they rejoice H8055 (QalImpf) and are glad. H1523 (QalImpf)

Habakkuk 1:15 Or, flue net

συντελειαν εν αγκιστρω ανεσπασεν και ειλκυσεν αυτον εν αμφιβληστρω και συνηγαγεν αυτον εν ταις σαγηναις αυτου ενεκεν τουτου ευφρανθησεται και χαρησεται η καρδια αυτου