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Job 41:28

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“The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
Job 41:28 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB The arrow can’t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
  • KJV The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
  • BSB No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.
  • NKJV The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him.
  • NLT Arrows cannot make it flee. Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass.

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Quick answer

Arrows cannot make Leviathan flee, and sling stones are like chaff to him. Projectiles are useless against this creature.

Overview

Neither arrows nor sling stones can drive Leviathan away; they are as harmless as chaff. The image of mighty weapons rendered worthless heightens the sense of the creature's invulnerability. Once more the description magnifies the Creator's power. Job is brought to see that the God who made so unconquerable a beast is surely able to govern Job's life in wisdom and justice.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Hab 1:10Yes, he scoffs at kings, and princes are a derision to him. He laughs at every stronghold, for he builds up an earthen ramp, and takes it.
  • Job 39:7He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

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Commentaries & study tools

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on JobMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.

How Job 41:28 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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The arrowבֵּןcannot make him fleeבָּרַחslingstonesאֶבֶןare turnedהָפַךְwith him into stubbleקַשׁ
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