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World English Bible

Job 41 (WEBP)

[1] “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
[2] Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
[3] Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?
[4] Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?
[5] Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?
[6] Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants?
[7] Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?
[8] Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
[9] Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won’t one be cast down even at the sight of him?
[10] None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
[11] Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
[12] “I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.
[13] Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws?
[14] Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
[15] Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
[16] One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
[17] They are joined to one another. They stick together, so that they can’t be pulled apart.
[18] His sneezing flashes out light. His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
[19] Out of his mouth go burning torches. Sparks of fire leap out.
[20] Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.
[21] His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth.
[22] There is strength in his neck. Terror dances before him.
[23] The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved.
[24] His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
[25] When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
[26] If one attacks him with the sword, it can’t prevail; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.
[27] He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood.
[28] The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
[29] Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.
[30] His undersides are like sharp potsherds, leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
[31] He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
[32] He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair.
[33] On earth there is not his equal, that is made without fear.
[34] He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.”

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

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 41 (KJVS)

[1] Canst thou draw out () leviathan with an hook? Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? ()
[2] Canst thou put () an hook into his nose? Or bore () his jaw through with a thorn?
[3] Will he make many () supplications unto thee? Will he speak () soft words unto thee?
[4] Will he make () a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take () him for a servant for ever?
[5] Wilt thou play () with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind () him for thy maidens?
[6] Shall the companions make a banquet () of him? Shall they part () him among the merchants?
[7] Canst thou fill () his skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish spears?
[8] Lay () thine hand upon him, Remember () the battle, do no more. ()
[9] Behold, the hope of him is in vain: () Shall not one be cast down () even at the sight of him?
[10] None is so fierce that dare stir him up: () () () Who then is able to stand () before me?
[11] Who hath prevented () me, that I should repay () him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
[12] I will not conceal () his parts, Nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
[13] Who can discover () the face of his garment? Or who can come () to him with his double bridle?
[14] Who can open () the doors of his face? His teeth are terrible round about.
[15] His scales are his pride, Shut up together () as with a close seal.
[16] One is so near () to another, That no air can come () between them.
[17] They are joined () one to another, They stick together, () that they cannot be sundered. ()
[18] By his neesings a light doth shine, () And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
[19] Out of his mouth go () burning lamps, And sparks of fire leap out. ()
[20] Out of his nostrils goeth () smoke, As out of a seething () pot or caldron.
[21] His breath kindleth () coals, And a flame goeth out () of his mouth.
[22] In his neck remaineth () strength, And sorrow is turned into joy () before him.
[23] The flakes of his flesh are joined together: () They are firm () in themselves; they cannot be moved. ()
[24] His heart is as firm () as a stone; Yea, as hard () as a piece of the nether millstone.
[25] When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: () By reason of breakings they purify () themselves.
[26] The sword of him that layeth () at him cannot hold: () The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
[27] He esteemeth () iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood.
[28] The arrow cannot make him flee: () Slingstones are turned () with him into stubble.
[29] Darts are counted () as stubble: He laugheth () at the shaking of a spear.
[30] Sharp stones are under him: He spreadeth () sharp pointed things upon the mire.
[31] He maketh the deep to boil () like a pot: He maketh () the sea like a pot of ointment.
[32] He maketh a path to shine () after him; One would think () the deep to be hoary.
[33] Upon earth there is not his like, Who is made () without fear.
[34] He beholdeth () all high things: He is a king over all the children of pride.

Job 41:1a That is, a whale or a whirlpool
Job 41:1b Heb. which thou drownest
Job 41:13 Or, within
Job 41:15 Heb. strong pieces of shields
Job 41:22 Heb. sorrow rejoiceth
Job 41:23 Heb. the fallings
Job 41:26 Or, breastplate
Job 41:30 Heb. Sharp pieces, of potsherd
Job 41:33 Or, who behave themselves without fear

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 41 (BYZ)

[1] [40:25] αξεις δε δρακοντα εν αγκιστρω περιθησεις δε φορβεαν περι ρινα αυτου
[2] [40:26] ει δησεις κρικον εν τω μυκτηρι αυτου ψελιω δε τρυπησεις το χειλος αυτου
[3] [40:27] λαλησει δε σοι δεησει ικετηρια μαλακως
[4] [40:28] θησεται δε διαθηκην μετα σου λημψη δε αυτον δουλον αιωνιον
[5] [40:29] παιξη δε εν αυτω ωσπερ ορνεω η δησεις αυτον ωσπερ στρουθιον παιδιω
[6] [40:30] ενσιτουνται δε εν αυτω εθνη μεριτευονται δε αυτον φοινικων γενη
[7] [40:31] παν δε πλωτον συνελθον ου μη ενεγκωσιν βυρσαν μιαν ουρας αυτου και εν πλοιοις αλιεων κεφαλην αυτου
[8] [40:32] επιθησεις δε αυτω χειρα μνησθεις πολεμον τον γινομενον εν σωματι αυτου και μηκετι γινεσθω
[9] [41:1] ουχ εορακας αυτον ουδε επι τοις λεγομενοις τεθαυμακας
[10] [41:2] ου δεδοικας οτι ητοιμασται μοι τις γαρ εστιν ο εμοι αντιστας
[11] [41:3] η τις αντιστησεται μοι και υπομενει ει πασα η υπ ουρανον εμη εστιν
[12] [41:4] ου σιωπησομαι δι αυτον και λογον δυναμεως ελεησει τον ισον αυτου
[13] [41:5] τις αποκαλυψει προσωπον ενδυσεως αυτου εις δε πτυξιν θωρακος αυτου τις αν εισελθοι
[14] [41:6] πυλας προσωπου αυτου τις ανοιξει κυκλω οδοντων αυτου φοβος
[15] [41:7] τα εγκατα αυτου ασπιδες χαλκειαι συνδεσμος δε αυτου ωσπερ σμιριτης λιθος
[16] [41:8] εις του ενος κολλωνται πνευμα δε ου μη διελθη αυτον
[17] [41:9] ανηρ τω αδελφω αυτου προσκολληθησεται συνεχονται και ου μη αποσπασθωσιν
[18] [41:10] εν πταρμω αυτου επιφαυσκεται φεγγος οι δε οφθαλμοι αυτου ειδος εωσφορου
[19] [41:11] εκ στοματος αυτου εκπορευονται λαμπαδες καιομεναι και διαρριπτουνται εσχαραι πυρος
[20] [41:12] εκ μυκτηρων αυτου εκπορευεται καπνος καμινου καιομενης πυρι ανθρακων
[21] [41:13] η ψυχη αυτου ανθρακες φλοξ δε εκ στοματος αυτου εκπορευεται
[22] [41:14] εν δε τραχηλω αυτου αυλιζεται δυναμις εμπροσθεν αυτου τρεχει απωλεια
[23] [41:15] σαρκες δε σωματος αυτου κεκολληνται καταχεει επ αυτον ου σαλευθησεται
[24] [41:16] η καρδια αυτου πεπηγεν ως λιθος εστηκεν δε ωσπερ ακμων ανηλατος
[25] [41:17] στραφεντος δε αυτου φοβος θηριοις τετραποσιν επι γης αλλομενοις
[26] [41:18] εαν συναντησωσιν αυτω λογχαι ουδεν μη ποιησωσιν δορυ επηρμενον και θωρακα
[27] [41:19] ηγηται μεν γαρ σιδηρον αχυρα χαλκον δε ωσπερ ξυλον σαθρον
[28] [41:20] ου μη τρωση αυτον τοξον χαλκειον ηγηται μεν πετροβολον χορτον
[29] [41:21] ως καλαμη ελογισθησαν σφυραι καταγελα δε σεισμου πυρφορου
[30] [41:22] η στρωμνη αυτου οβελισκοι οξεις πας δε χρυσος θαλασσης υπ αυτον ωσπερ πηλος αμυθητος
[31] [41:23] αναζει την αβυσσον ωσπερ χαλκειον ηγηται δε την θαλασσαν ωσπερ εξαλειπτρον
[32] [41:24] τον δε ταρταρον της αβυσσου ωσπερ αιχμαλωτον ελογισατο αβυσσον εις περιπατον
[33] [41:25] ουκ εστιν ουδεν επι της γης ομοιον αυτω πεποιημενον εγκαταπαιζεσθαι υπο των αγγελων μου
[34] [41:26] παν υψηλον ορα αυτος δε βασιλευς παντων των εν τοις υδασιν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.