Job 41:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?”
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BSBPD
“Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 41:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 19:28Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
- Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- Isaiah 37:29Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’
- Ezekiel 29:4But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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