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Job 41:7–10

Can you fill his skin with harpoons

or his head with fishing spears?

Lay your hands on him;

remember the battle—you will not do it again!

3 Behold, the hope of a man is false;

he is laid low even at the sight of him.

10  No one is so fierce that he dares to stir him up.

Who then is he who can stand before me?

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Job 41:7–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

Can you fill its hide with harpoons

or its head with fishing spears?

If you lay a hand on it,

you will remember the struggle and never do it again!

Any hope of subduing it is false;

the mere sight of it is overpowering.

10 No one is fierce enough to rouse it.

Who then is able to stand against me?

Job 41:7–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons?

Or his head with fish spears?

Lay thine hand upon him,

Remember the battle, do no more.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up:

Who then is able to stand before me?

Job 41:7–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Will its hide be hurt by spears

or its head by a harpoon?

If you lay a hand on it,

you will certainly remember the battle that follows.

You won’t try that again!

 No, it is useless to try to capture it.

The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.

10 And since no one dares to disturb it,

who then can stand up to me?

Job 41:7–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Can you fill his skin with harpoons,

Or his head with fishing spears?

Lay your hand on him;

Remember the battle—

Never do it again!

Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;

Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up.

Who then is able to stand against Me?

Job 41:7–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

Can you stick darts all over its skin

or fill its head with fishing spears?

If you put one hand on it,

you will never forget the battle,

and you will never do it again!

There is no hope of defeating it;

just seeing it overwhelms people.

10 No one is brave enough to make it angry,

so who would be able to stand up against me?

Job 41:7–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons,

Or his head with fish-spears?

Lay thy hand upon him;

Remember the battle, and do so no more.

Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

Will not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10 None is so fierce that he dare stir him up;

Who then is he that can stand before me?

Job 41:7–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears? Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, —do no more! Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?

Job 41:7–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Can you fill its hide with harpoons 

or its head with fishing spears? 

Lay your hand on it. 

Think of the struggle! 

Don’t do it again! 

Certainly, any hope ⸤of defeating it⸥ is a false hope. 

Doesn’t the sight of it overwhelm you? 

10 No one is brave enough to provoke Leviathan. 

Then who can stand in front of me?

Job 41:7–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Can you fill his hide with harpoons

or his head with fishing spears?

Lay a hand on him.

You will remember the battle

and never repeat it!

Any hope of capturing him proves false.

Does a person not collapse at the very sight of him?

10 No one is ferocious enough to rouse Leviathan;

who then can stand against Me?

Job 41:7–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Can you fill its skin with harpoons,

or its head with fishing spears?

Lay hands on it;

think of the battle; you will not do it again!

Any hope of capturing it will be disappointed;

were not even the gods overwhelmed at the sight of it?

10 No one is so fierce as to dare to stir it up.

Who can stand before it?

Job 41:7–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Can you fill its skin with harpoons

or its head with fish spears?

Lay your hands on it;

think about the battle—you will not do it again!

“Look, the hope of capturing it is false.

Will one be hurled down even at its sight?

10 Is it not fierce when somebody stirs it?

Who then is he who would stand before it?

Job 41:7–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Can you fill its body with harpoons?

Can you throw fishing spears into its head?

If you touch it, it will fight you.

Then you will remember never to touch it again!

No one can possibly control the leviathan.

Just looking at it will terrify you.

10 No one dares to wake it up.

So who can possibly stand up to me?

Job 41:7–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“Can you fill his skin with harpoons,

Or his head with fishing spears?

Lay your hand on him;

Remember the battle; you will not do it again!

Behold, your expectation is false;

Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

10 No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him;

Who then is he that can stand before Me?


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