Job 41:11-34

Other Translations of Job 41:11-34

King James Version

¹¹ Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. ¹² I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. ¹³ Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? ¹⁴ Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. ¹⁵ His scales scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. ¹⁶ One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. ¹⁷ They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. ¹⁸ By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. ²⁰ Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. ²¹ His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. ²² In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy is turned into joy: Heb. rejoiceth before him. ²³ The flakes flakes: Heb. fallings of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. ²⁴ His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. ²⁵ When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. ²⁶ The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. habergeon: or, breastplate ²⁷ He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. ²⁸ The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. ²⁹ Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. ³⁰ Sharp stones Sharp stones: Heb. Sharp pieces of potsherd are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. ³¹ He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. ³² He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. ³³ Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. is made without fear: or, behave themselves without fear ³⁴ He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

English Standard Version

¹¹ Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine. ¹² "I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame. ¹³ Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle? ¹⁴ Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror. ¹⁵ His back is made ofOr His pride is in his rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal. ¹⁶ One is so near to another that no air can come between them. ¹⁷ They are joined one to another; they clasp each other and cannot be separated. ¹⁸ His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go flaming torches; sparks of fire leap forth. ²⁰ Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes. ²¹ His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth. ²² In his neck abides strength, and terror dances before him. ²³ The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable. ²⁴ His heart is hard as a stone, hard as the lower millstone. ²⁵ When he raises himself up the mightyOr gods are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves. ²⁶ Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail, nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin. ²⁷ He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood. ²⁸ The arrow cannot make him flee; for him sling stones are turned to stubble. ²⁹ Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins. ³⁰ His underparts are like sharp potsherds; he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire. ³¹ He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. ³² Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired. ³³ On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear. ³⁴ He sees everything that is high; he is king over all the sons of pride."

The Message

¹¹ Who could confront me and get by with it? I'm in charge of all this - I run this universe! ¹² "But I've more to say about Leviathan, the sea beast, his enormous bulk, his beautiful shape. ¹³ Who would even dream of piercing that tough skin or putting those jaws into bit and bridle? ¹⁴ And who would dare knock at the door of his mouth filled with row upon row of fierce teeth? ¹⁵ His pride is invincible; nothing can make a dent in that pride. ¹⁶ Nothing can get through that proud skin - impervious to weapons and weather, ¹⁷ The thickest and toughest of hides, impenetrable! ¹⁸ "He snorts and the world lights up with fire, he blinks and the dawn breaks. ¹⁹ Comets pour out of his mouth, fireworks arc and branch. ²⁰ Smoke erupts from his nostrils like steam from a boiling pot. ²¹ He blows and fires blaze; flames of fire stream from his mouth. ²² All muscle he is - sheer and seamless muscle. To meet him is to dance with death. ²³ Sinewy and lithe, there's not a soft spot in his entire body - ²⁴ As tough inside as out, rock-hard, invulnerable. ²⁵ Even angels run for cover when he surfaces, cowering before his tail-thrashing turbulence. ²⁶ Javelins bounce harmlessly off his hide, harpoons ricochet wildly. ²⁷ Iron bars are so much straw to him, bronze weapons beneath notice. ²⁸ Arrows don't even make him blink; bullets make no more impression than raindrops. ²⁹ A battle ax is nothing but a splinter of kindling; he treats a brandished harpoon as a joke. ³⁰ His belly is armor-plated, inexorable - unstoppable as a barge. ³¹ He roils deep ocean the way you'd boil water, he whips the sea like you'd whip an egg into batter. ³² With a luminous trail stretching out behind him, you might think Ocean had grown a gray beard! ³³ There's nothing on this earth quite like him, not an ounce of fear in that creature! ³⁴ He surveys all the high and mighty - king of the ocean, king of the deep!"

New King James Version

¹¹ Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. ¹² "I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions. ¹³ Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle? ¹⁴ Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around? ¹⁵ His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal; ¹⁶ One is so near another That no air can come between them; ¹⁷ They are joined one to another, They stick together and cannot be parted. ¹⁸ His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go burning lights; Sparks of fire shoot out. ²⁰ Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes. ²¹ His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth. ²² Strength dwells in his neck, And sorrow dances before him. ²³ The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved. ²⁴ His heart is as hard as stone, Even as hard as the lower millstone. ²⁵ When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of his crashings they are beside themselves. ²⁶ Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; Nor does spear, dart, or javelin. ²⁷ He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood. ²⁸ The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him. ²⁹ Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins. ³⁰ His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire. ³¹ He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. ³² He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair. ³³ On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear. ³⁴ He beholds every high thing; He is king over all the children of pride."

New Living Translation

¹¹ Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine. ¹² "I want to emphasize Leviathan's limbs and its enormous strength and graceful form. ¹³ Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor? ¹⁴ Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible! ¹⁵ The scales on its back are like rows of shields tightly sealed together. ¹⁶ They are so close together that no air can get between them. ¹⁷ Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated. ¹⁸ "When it sneezes, it flashes light! Its eyes are like the red of dawn. ¹⁹ Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out. ²⁰ Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. ²¹ Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth. ²² "The tremendous strength in Leviathan's neck strikes terror wherever it goes. ²³ Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated. ²⁴ Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone. ²⁵ When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by terror. ²⁶ No sword can stop it, no spear, dart, or javelin. ²⁷ Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, and bronze is like rotten wood. ²⁸ Arrows cannot make it flee. Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass. ²⁹ Clubs are like a blade of grass, and it laughs at the swish of javelins. ³⁰ Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud. ³¹ "Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. ³² The water glistens in its wake, making the sea look white. ³³ Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless. ³⁴ Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts."