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41 Canst thou draw out [a]leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Canst thou put [b]a rope into his nose?
Or pierce his jaw through with a [c]hook?
Will he make many supplications unto thee?
Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

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  1. Job 41:1 That is, the crocodile.
  2. Job 41:2 Hebrew a rope of rushes.
  3. Job 41:2 Or, spike

41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(A) with a fishhook(B)
    or tie down its tongue with a rope?
Can you put a cord through its nose(C)
    or pierce its jaw with a hook?(D)
Will it keep begging you for mercy?(E)
    Will it speak to you with gentle words?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-8 is numbered 40:25-32, and 41:9-34 is numbered 41:1-26.