Ayub 41:1-4

The Description of Leviathan

41:1 (40:25)¹ “Can you pull in² Leviathan with a hook,

and tie down³ its tongue with a rope?

41:2 Can you put a cord through its nose,

or pierce its jaw with a hook?

41:3 Will it make numerous supplications to you,⁴

will it speak to you with tender words?⁵

41:4 Will it make a pact⁶ with you,

so you could take it⁷ as your slave for life?

Ayub 41:7

41:7 Can you fill its hide with harpoons

or its head with fishing spears?

41:13 Who can uncover its outer covering?⁸

Who can penetrate to the inside of its armor?⁹

41:25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified,

at its thrashing about they withdraw.¹⁰

41:28 Arrows¹¹ do not make it flee;

slingstones become like chaff to it.