Job 41:1
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“Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a hook? Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Can you draw out the leviathan (the crocodile) with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, restrain his tongue with a rope?
“Look, any hope [of capturing him] is futile — one would fall prostrate at the very sight of him.
Can you catch a sea monster by using a fishhook? Can you tie its mouth shut with a rope?
Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
I will not stir him up, like one that is cruel: for who can resist my countenance?
“Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook? Can you tie his tongue with a rope?
‘It is the same with the sea monsters called Leviathan. Can you catch them with a hook? Can you use a rope to keep their mouths shut?
Can you pull out Leviathan with a fishhook?Can you tie down his tongue with a rope?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish-hook or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Can you catch Leviathan [C a large sea creature or monster; 3:8] on a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
1 By the greatness of this monster Leviathan, God showeth his greatness and his power, which nothing can resist. None is so fierce that dare stir him up. Who is he then that can stand before me?
“Can you pull Leviathan out ⌞of the water⌟ with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
“Can you catch Leviathan on a fishhook? Or can you tie his tongue down with a rope?
“Can you draw Leviathan out of the water with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a rope?
¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with a hook or with the cord which thou lettest down on his tongue?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down its tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or can you tie down its mouth with a cord?
“Can you catch a crocodile with a hook and line? Or put a noose around his tongue?
“Or can you pull in the sea beast, Leviathan, with a fly rod and stuff him in your creel? Can you lasso him with a rope, or snag him with an anchor? Will he beg you over and over for mercy, or flatter you with flowery speech? Will he apply for a job with you to run errands and serve you the rest of your life? Will you play with him as if he were a pet goldfish? Will you make him the mascot of the neighborhood children? Will you put him on display in the market and have shoppers haggle over the price? Could you shoot him full of arrows like a pin cushion, or drive harpoons into his huge head? If you so much as lay a hand on him, you won’t live to tell the story. What hope would you have with such a creature? Why, one look at him would do you in! If you can’t hold your own against his glowering visage, how, then, do you expect to stand up to me? Who could confront me and get by with it? I’m in charge of all this—I run this universe!
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook or snare his tongue with a line which you let down?
“Can you pull Leviathan out of the water with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
Whoever might vainly hope to do so need only see him to be overthrown.
“Can you drag out Leviathan with a fishhook, And press down his tongue with a rope?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Any hope you have in this regard would be futile; just the mere sight of it would convince you to retreat.
“Can you catch Leviathan on a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?
(40:25) “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?
“Job, can you pull Leviathan out of the sea with a fishhook? Can you tie down its tongue with a rope?
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?
‘Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower?
“Can you pull the crocodile out with a fish-hook? Can you tie his tongue down with a rope?
“Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw?
‘Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish-hook, or press down its tongue with a cord?
‘Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish-hook, or press down its tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down its tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook or press down its tongue with a cord?
Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a khakah (fishhook)? Or tie down his leshon with a cord?
“Can you draw out Levi′athan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Levi′athan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
“See, his hope is wrong, he is laid low, even the sight of him.
Eternal One: Now let us not stop here. What of Leviathan? Can you haul it in on the end of a hook or strap down its tongue with your line?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
Whether thou shalt be able to draw out Leviathan with an hook, and shalt bind with a rope his tongue? (Shalt thou be able to draw out this Leviathan with a hook, or bind his tongue with a rope?)
Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue?
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