9 Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
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9 What hope would you have with such a creature? Why, one look at him would do you in!
9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
9 No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 41:9
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Concerning Leviathan.
The description of the Leviathan, is yet further to convince Job of his own weakness, and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. The Lord, having showed Job how unable he was to deal with the Leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. If such language describes the terrible force of Leviathan, what words can express the power of God's wrath? Under a humbling sense of our own vileness, let us revere the Divine Majesty; take and fill our allotted place, cease from our own wisdom, and give all glory to our gracious God and Saviour. Remembering from whom every good gift cometh, and for what end it was given, let us walk humbly with the Lord.