Job 41:25–26
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41:25When it rises up, the mighty are terrified,
at its thrashing about they withdraw.37
41:26Whoever strikes it with a sword38
will have no effect,39
nor with the spear, arrow, or dart.
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- 37 This verse has created all kinds of problems for the commentators. The first part is workable: “when he raises himself up, the mighty [the gods] are terrified.” The mythological approach would render אֵלִים (’elim) as “gods.” But the last two words, which could be rendered “at the breaking [crashing, or breakers] they fail,” receive much attention. E. Dhorme (Job, 639) suggests “majesty” for “raising up” and “billows” (גַּלִּים, gallim) for אֵלִים (’elim), and gets a better parallelism: “the billows are afraid of his majesty, and the waves draw back.” But H. H. Rowley (Job [], 263) does not think this is relevant to the context, which is talking about the creature’s defense against attack. The works well for the first part, but the second part need some change; so Rowley adopts “in their dire consternation they are beside themselves.”
- 38 This is the clearest reading, following A. B. Davidson, Job, 285. The versions took different readings of the construction.
- 39 The verb קוּם (qum, “stand”) with בְּלִי (béli, “not”) has the sense of “does not hold firm,” or “gives way.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid;
at the crashing they are beside themselves.
Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail,
nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;
they retreat before its thrashing.
The sword that reaches it has no effect,
nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When Leviathan rises, the mighty are terrified;
they withdraw because of his thrashing.
The sword that reaches him will have no effect,
nor will a spear, dart, or arrow.
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NLTNew Living Translation
When it rises, the mighty are afraid,
gripped by terror.
No sword can stop it,
no spear, dart, or javelin.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
When it raises itself, the mighty ones are terrified;
they retreat because of its thrashing.
Reaching it with the sword does not avail,
nor with the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid:
By reason of breakings they purify themselves.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold:
The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
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