Job 41:8–9

8 If you lay a hand on it,

you will remember the struggle and never do it again!y

9 Any hope of subduing it is false;

the mere sight of it is overpowering.z

Job 41:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

8 Lay your hands on him;

remember the battle—you will not do it again!

9 Behold, the hope of a man is false;

he is laid low even at the sight of him.

Job 41:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

8 Lay thine hand upon him,

Remember the battle, do no more.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

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

Job 41:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

8 If you lay a hand on it,

you will certainly remember the battle that follows.

You won’t try that again!

9 No, it is useless to try to capture it.

The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.

Job 41:8–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

8 Lay your hand on him;

Remember the battle—

Never do it again!

9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;

Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

Job 41:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

8 If you put one hand on it,

you will never forget the battle,

and you will never do it again!

9 There is no hope of defeating it;

just seeing it overwhelms people.

Job 41:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

8 Lay thy hand upon him;

Remember the battle, and do so no more.

9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain:

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

Job 41:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

8 Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, —do no more! 9 Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?

Job 41:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

8 Lay your hand on it.

Think of the struggle!

Don’t do it again!

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

Doesn’t the sight of it overwhelm you?

Job 41:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8 Lay a hand on him.

You will remember the battle

and never repeat it!

9 Any hope of capturing him proves false.

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

Job 41:8–9 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

8 Lay hands on it;

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

9 Any hope of capturing it will be disappointed;

one is overwhelmed even at the sight of it.

Job 41:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8 Lay your hands on it;

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

9 “Look, the hope of capturing it is false.

Will one be hurled down even at its sight?

Job 41:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

8 If you touch it, it will fight you.

Then you will remember never to touch it again!

9 No one can possibly control the leviathan.

Just looking at it will terrify you.

Job 41:8–9 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

8 “Lay your hand on him;

Remember the battle; you will not do it again!

9 “Behold, your expectation is false;

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

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