Job 41:1-3

New Living Translation

The Lord’s Challenge Continues

41 ^[a]“Can you catch Leviathan^[b] with a hook
    or put a noose around its jaw?
²Can you tie it with a rope through the nose
    or pierce its jaw with a spike?
³Will it beg you for mercy
    or implore you for pity?

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Footnotes

41:1a Verses 41:1-8 are numbered 40:25-32 in Hebrew text.
41:1b The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.

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