Bible Commentaries
Job 41

Introduction

Overview

Job 41:1, Of God’s great power in the leviathan.

Verse 1

Job 3:8, *marg. Psalms 74:14, Psalms 104:26, Isaiah 27:1

leviathan: [Strong's H3882]

lettest down: Heb. drownest

Reciprocal: Genesis 9:10 - General Job 7:12 - a whale Job 26:5 - Dead things Job 40:24 - General Job 41:33 - Upon Psalms 8:8 - The fowl Psalms 111:2 - works Psalms 148:7 - ye dragons Ezekiel 29:4 - I will put Hebrews 2:8 - but

Verse 2

Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 37:29, Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 29:5

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 19:28 - I will put Job 40:24 - General

Verse 3

Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 18:23, Proverbs 25:15, Isaiah 30:10

Verse 4

Will he: 1 Kings 20:31-34

wilt thou: Genesis 1:28, Psalms 8:5, Psalms 8:6

a servant: Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 15:17

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 11:1 - Make Proverbs 6:7 - General

Verse 5

play: Judges 16:25-30

bind: Job 28:11

Reciprocal: Job 39:10 - General Psalms 104:26 - to play

Verse 6

Judges 14:11

Verse 7

Canst: The Leviathan, לויתן [Strong's H3882],

fish: Job 41:26-29

Verse 8

1 Kings 20:11, 2 Kings 10:4, Luke 14:31, Luke 14:32

Verse 9

shall: Deuteronomy 28:34, 1 Samuel 3:11, Isaiah 28:19, Luke 21:11

Verse 10

dare: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 2:12, Ezekiel 8:17, Ezekiel 8:18

who: Job 9:4, Job 40:9, Jeremiah 12:5, 1 Corinthians 10:22

Reciprocal: Job 3:8 - their mourning Jeremiah 49:19 - that shepherd Jeremiah 50:44 - who is a

Verse 11

Who: Job 22:2, Job 22:3, Job 35:7, Psalms 21:3, Romans 11:35

whatsoever: Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 10:14, 1 Chronicles 29:11-14, Psalms 24:1, Psalms 50:12, Psalms 115:16, 1 Corinthians 10:26, 1 Corinthians 10:28

Reciprocal: Job 21:31 - repay Psalms 89:11 - General Jeremiah 50:44 - who is a Acts 4:12 - under 1 Thessalonians 4:15 - prevent

Verse 12

comely: Genesis 1:25

Verse 13

with: or, within

double: 2 Kings 19:28, Psalms 32:9, James 3:3

Verse 14

the: Job 38:10, Ecclesiastes 12:4

his teeth: Psalms 57:4, Psalms 58:6, Proverbs 30:14, Daniel 7:7

Verse 15

scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields

pride: Jeremiah 9:23

a close: Revelation 5:2, Revelation 5:3, Revelation 5:5

Verse 17

Reciprocal: Job 41:23 - are joined

Verse 18

the eyelids: Job 3:9, *marg. Revelation 1:14

Verse 19

Psalms 18:8

Verse 20

Jeremiah 1:13, Jeremiah 1:14

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:9 - went Job 39:20 - the glory Job 41:31 - General

Verse 21

Psalms 18:8, Psalms 18:12, Isaiah 30:33, Habakkuk 3:5

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:9 - went Job 39:20 - the glory

Verse 22

Job 39:19, Job 40:16

is turned into joy: Heb. rejoiceth, Hosea 13:14, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

Verse 23

flakes: Heb. fallings

are joined: Job 41:17

Reciprocal: Job 40:17 - the Revelation 9:9 - they had

Verse 24

as hard: Isaiah 48:4, Jeremiah 5:3, Zechariah 7:12

Reciprocal: Job 6:12 - of brass Job 41:33 - is made

Verse 25

by: Psalms 107:28, Jonah 1:4-6

Reciprocal: Job 1:5 - sanctified Acts 21:24 - and purify

Verse 26

The sword: Job 39:21-24

habergeon: or, breastplate

Reciprocal: Exodus 28:32 - as it were Job 39:23 - General Job 41:7 - fish

Verse 28

slingstones: Job 39:7, Habakkuk 1:10

Reciprocal: Exodus 26:28 - reach Lamentations 3:13 - arrows

Verse 29

2 Chronicles 26:14

Reciprocal: Job 39:18 - General Psalms 104:26 - to play

Verse 30

Sharp stones: Heb. Sharp pieces of potsherd

he: So hard and impenetrable are his scales, that splinters of flint are the same to him as the softest reeds.

Verse 31

Job 41:20

Verse 32

By his rapid passage through the water he makes it white with foam; and by his tail he causes the waves behind him to sparkle like a trail of light.

to shine: Genesis 1:15

deep: Job 28:14, Job 38:16, Job 38:30, Genesis 1:2

hoary: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Proverbs 16:31, Proverbs 20:29

Verse 33

Upon: There is no creature among terrestrial animals so thoroughly dangerous, so exceedingly strong, and so difficult to be wounded or slain; and perhaps there is no creature so totally destitute of fear as the crocodile. See note on Job 41:1. Job 40:19

is made: Heb. behave themselves, Job 41:24

Reciprocal: Job 39:22 - General

Verse 34

he is: Job 26:12, Exodus 5:2, Psalms 73:6, Psalms 73:10, Isaiah 28:1, Ezekiel 29:3, Revelation 12:1-3, Revelation 13:2, Revelation 20:2, Revelation 20:3

Reciprocal: Job 18:14 - the king Ecclesiastes 11:5 - even