Job 41:10
Job 41:10 in Multiple Translations
No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up; Who then is he that can stand before me?
He is so cruel that no one is ready to go against him. Who then is able to keep his place before me?
Since no one has the courage to provoke Leviathan, who would dare to stand up against me?
Out of his mouth go lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.
None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who [is] he before Me stationeth himself?
None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
None is so fierce that he dare rouse him: who then is able to stand before me?
Out of his mouth go forth lamps, like torches of lighted fire.
No one dares/tries to ◄arouse them/cause them to be angry►. So, since I am much more powerful than they are, ◄who would dare to cause me to be angry?/no one would dare to cause me to be angry!► [RHQ]
Berean Amplified Bible — Job 41:10
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Job 41:10 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָי/ו
תָּ֣הֶל
א֑וֹר
וְ֝/עֵינָ֗י/ו
כְּ/עַפְעַפֵּי
שָֽׁחַר
עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָי/ו
ʻăṭîyshâh
H5846
sneezing
N-fp | Suff
תָּ֣הֶל
hâlal
H1984
to shine
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3fs
א֑וֹר
ʼôwr
H216
light
N-cs
וְ֝/עֵינָ֗י/ו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
Conj | N-cd | Suff
כְּ/עַפְעַפֵּי
ʻaphʻaph
H6079
eyelid
Prep | N-md
שָֽׁחַר
shachar
H7837
dawn
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Job 41:10
עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָי/ו
ʻăṭîyshâh
H5846
"sneezing"
N-fp | Suff
This word means sneezing, a sudden and forceful expulsion of air from the lungs. It is only mentioned once in the Bible, in Leviticus 15:8. Sneezing was considered a potential source of uncleanness.
Definition: sneezing
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: sneezing. See also: Job 41:10.
תָּ֣הֶל
hâlal
H1984
"to shine"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3fs
To be foolish means to act wildly or make a show, like the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:29. It can also mean to celebrate or boast, as in Psalm 38:5.
Definition: 1) to shine 1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour) 1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light
Usage: Occurs in 140 OT verses. KJV: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine. See also: Genesis 12:15; Psalms 113:1; Psalms 5:6.
א֑וֹר
ʼôwr
H216
"light"
N-cs
Light, including natural light from the sun or stars, and also spiritual light from God. It can refer to happiness, prosperity, or understanding. In the Bible, God is often described as the source of light and life.
Definition: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light
Usage: Occurs in 110 OT verses. KJV: bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun. See also: Genesis 1:3; Psalms 78:14; Psalms 4:7.
וְ֝/עֵינָ֗י/ו
ʻayin
H5869
"eye"
Conj | N-cd | Suff
This word can mean a spring or fountain, but also refers to the eye or a source of something. It is often translated as affliction, outward appearance, or countenance, and is used in various contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
Usage: Occurs in 828 OT verses. KJV: affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves). See also: Genesis 3:5; Exodus 34:9; Deuteronomy 28:67.
כְּ/עַפְעַפֵּי
ʻaphʻaph
H6079
"eyelid"
Prep | N-md
This word can refer to an eyelid or an eyelash, and is also used figuratively to describe the morning sun's rays. It appears in descriptions of nature and beauty.
Definition: 1) eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)
Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: dawning, eye-lid. See also: Job 3:9; Proverbs 4:25; Psalms 11:4.
שָֽׁחַר
shachar
H7837
"dawn"
N-ms
Dawn, or the beginning of a new day, is described in the Bible as a time of new light and hope. It first appears in Genesis 1:5, describing the first day of creation. This concept is also used figuratively to describe a new beginning.
Definition: 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb)
Usage: Occurs in 24 OT verses. KJV: day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth. See also: Genesis 19:15; Psalms 108:3; Psalms 22:1.
Study Notes — Job 41:10
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- Context
- Cross References
- Job 41:10 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Job 41:10
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 41:10
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 41:10
- Trapp's Commentary on Job 41:10
- Ellicott's Commentary on Job 41:10
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 41:10
- Cambridge Bible on Job 41:10
- Barnes' Notes on Job 41:10
- Whedon's Commentary on Job 41:10
- Sermons on Job 41:10
Context — The LORD’s Power Shown in Leviathan
8If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!
9Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?
10No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?
11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. 12I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Job 9:4 | God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered? |
| 2 | Psalms 2:11–12 | Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him. |
| 3 | 1 Corinthians 10:22 | Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? |
| 4 | Jeremiah 12:5 | “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan? |
| 5 | Genesis 49:9 | Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? |
| 6 | Numbers 24:9 | He crouches, he lies down like a lion; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.” |
| 7 | Job 40:9 | Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? |
| 8 | Job 3:8 | May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan. |
| 9 | Ezekiel 8:17–18 | “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose! Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.” |
Job 41:10 Summary
This verse, Job 41:10, is saying that just like no one can tame the powerful sea creature Leviathan, no one can stand against God's power and authority. It's a reminder that God is in control and we can trust Him with our lives, just like it says in Jeremiah 32:17. We can have confidence in God's power and sovereignty, even when things seem overwhelming, because as Romans 8:28 says, God works all things together for our good. By trusting in God's power, we can face any challenge that comes our way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Leviathan in Job 41:10?
Leviathan is a powerful sea creature that symbolizes a force that is nearly impossible to tame or control, as seen in Job 41:10, and is also mentioned in other passages such as Psalm 74:13 and Isaiah 27:1, where God is shown to be the one who can control it.
Is this verse talking about a real creature or a symbol?
While Leviathan may have been inspired by a real creature, its use in Job 41:10 is largely symbolic, representing a force that is beyond human control, and only God can tame it, as stated in Job 41:10, and supported by Psalm 104:25-26, which describes God's power over all creation.
What is the main point of Job 41:10?
The main point of Job 41:10 is to emphasize God's power and authority, by saying that if no one can stand against Leviathan, then who can stand against God, as seen in Job 41:10, and also in Jeremiah 32:17, which states that nothing is too hard for God.
How does this verse relate to my life?
This verse reminds us that God is all-powerful and in control, and we can trust Him with our lives, just as Job 41:10 shows God's power over Leviathan, and as Romans 8:28 states, God works all things together for our good.
Reflection Questions
- What are some things in my life that feel like Leviathan, overwhelming and impossible to control, and how can I trust God with them?
- How does the idea of God's power and authority impact my daily life and decisions?
- What are some ways I can demonstrate my trust in God's power and control, like Job did in the face of adversity?
- How can I apply the truth of God's sovereignty, as seen in Job 41:10, to my own struggles and challenges?
Gill's Exposition on Job 41:10
None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up,.... This seems best to agree with the crocodile, who frequently lies down and sleeps on the ground (q), and in the water by night (r); see Ezekiel 29:3;
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 41:10
None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? Fierce - courageous; foolhardy.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Job 41:10
That dare stir him up, when he sleepeth or is quiet. None dare provoke him to the battle. To stand before me; to contend with me his Creator, as thou, Job, dost, when one of my creatures is too hard for him.
Trapp's Commentary on Job 41:10
Job 41:10 None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?Ver. 10. None is so fierce that dare stir him up] Unless he be ambitious of his own destruction; cruel (so the word here signifieth) to his own life, which hereby he desperately casteth away. Aristotle telleth us that fishes do sleep: and perhaps these greater fishes take more sleep. Now who dare awake them sleeping, or encounter them waking, and rolling in the waters? None surely but a mad man. Who then is able to stand before me?] Et est qui coram me stet? No more surely than a man before a whale, or a glass bottle before a cannon shot. Here then we have the accommodation and application of the former discourse, which we must not look upon as cunningly devised fables, 2 Peter 1:6, or read as we do the old stories of foreign businesses, but as that wherein ourselves are nearly interested and concerned, that we may give God the glory of his power (as here, far beyond that of the whale or any other creature) and of his justice, as Job 41:11-12.
Ellicott's Commentary on Job 41:10
(10) None is so fierce that dare stir him up.—“If, therefore, the creatures of My hand strike so much terror, how far more terrible must I be? If thou canst not save thyself from them, how much less canst thou be saved without Me?” (See Job 40:14.) The first clause may be understood thus: “He is not so cruel (the common meaning of the word rendered fierce)—i.e., to himself—that he should venture to rouse him up.”
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Job 41:10
Verse 10. None is so fierce that dare stir him up] The most courageous of men dare not provoke the crocodile to fight, or even attempt to rouse him, when, sated with fish, he takes his repose among the reeds. The strongest of men cannot match him. Who then is able] If thou canst not stand against the crocodile, one of the creatures of my hand, how canst thou resist me, who am his Maker? This is the use which God makes of the formidable description which he has thus far given of this terrible animal.
Cambridge Bible on Job 41:10
10, 11. In these verses the speaker turns aside from describing the invincibility of Leviathan to impress the moral which he intends to teach by introducing the monster. If none dare stir up this creature, which God has made, who will stand before God who created him, or venture to contend with Him?
Barnes' Notes on Job 41:10
None is so fierce that dare stir him up - No one has courage to rouse and provoke him. Who then is able to stand before me? - The meaning of this is plain.
Whedon's Commentary on Job 41:10
10. Fierce — Zockler renders “foolhardy,” which is not to be preferred to the text, since the same word akzar, fierce, is in Job 30:21 applied by Job to God.
Sermons on Job 41:10
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Christian, Are You Refusing God? by Tim Conway | This sermon emphasizes the importance of not refusing God's voice, drawing parallels between the consequences faced by those who rejected God's warnings in the past and the greater |
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Of the Names of God. by John Gill | John Gill explores the significance of the names of God, emphasizing that understanding these names is essential for knowing God Himself. He explains that God's names reflect His n |
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Lessons From the Recent Earthquake by Samuel Davies | Samuel Davies preaches about the recent earthquake, drawing lessons from the Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. He emphasizes the majesty and power of God, the sinfulness of the worl |
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Of the Blessedness of God. by John Gill | John Gill expounds on the blessedness of God, emphasizing that God's nature is inherently blessed, eternal, and self-sufficient. He argues that God's happiness is independent of ex |
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The Fear of the Lord by Derek Prince | In this sermon, the speaker discusses three important points. First, God's Spirit is searching for individuals with a heart that is fully committed to Him. Second, when God finds s |
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All Hail King Jesus by Jim Cymbala | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of choosing to serve God wholeheartedly. He states that there are only two sides in the world: those who are with the king (J |
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Free to Live by Fred Whitmore | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the concept of the singer being portrayed in three ways throughout the scriptures. First, the singer is seen as a bond-slave, representing the |