Job 41:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 41:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 41:1 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? leviathan: probably an ex..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 41:1 — KJV
“Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? leviathan: probably an extinct animal of some kind which...: Heb. which thou drownest?”
— Job 41:1 (KJV)
Job 41:1 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 41:1
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. behemoth: probably an extinct animal of some kind”
Shares key themes with Job 41:1: probably, extinct, animal
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Job 41:1: cord, down, kind
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with Job 41:1: cord, kind, heb
“And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that...: Heb. that women who draw water go forth”
Shares key themes with Job 41:1: draw, down, heb
“They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses”
Shares key themes with Job 41:1: draw, down, heb
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