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Job 40:24

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40:24Can anyone catch it by its eyes,32

or pierce its nose with a snare?33

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Footnotes

  1. 32 The idea would be either (1) catch it while it is watching, or (2) in some way disabling its eyes before the attack. But others change the reading; Ball suggested “with hooks” and this has been adopted by some modern English versions (e.g., ).
  2. 33 Ehrlich altered the slightly to get “with thorns,” a view accepted by Driver, Dhorme and Pope.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Can one take him by his eyes,

or pierce his nose with a snare?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Can anyone capture it by the eyes,

or trap it and pierce its nose?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Can anyone capture him while he looks on,

or pierce his nose with snares?

NLTNew Living Translation

No one can catch it off guard

or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Can anyone take it by its eyes?

Can he pierce its nose with a snare?

KJV 1900King James Version

He taketh it with his eyes:

His nose pierceth through snares.