Job
King James Version (KJV)
The actual, original, first printing of the 1611 King James Version (‘HE’ Bible) — Job Chapter 41.
1 Canst thou draw out Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde which thou lettest downe?1
2 Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?
3 Will he make many supplications vnto thee? will he speake soft words vnto thee?
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4 Will he make a couenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a seruant for euer?
5 Wilt thou play with him as with a birde? wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?
6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7 Canst thou fill his skinne with barbed irons? or his head with fishspeares?
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8 Lay thine hand vpon him, remember the battell: doe no more.
9 Behold, the hope of him is in vaine: shall not one be cast downe euen at the sight of him?
10 None is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: who then is able to stand before me?
11 Who hath preuented me that I should repay him? whatsoeuer is vnder the whole heauen, is mine.11
12 I will not conceale his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
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13 Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who can come to him, with his double bridle?13
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14 Who can open the doores of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
15 His scales are his pride, shut vp together as with a close seale.15
16 One is so neere to another, that no ayre can come betweene them.
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17 They are ioyned one to another, they sticke together, that they cannot be sundred.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eye-liddes of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth goe burning lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.
20 Out of his nostrels goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coales, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his necke remaineth strength, and sorrowe is turned into ioy before him.22
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23 The flakes of his flesh are ioyned together: they are firme in themselues, they cannot be moued.23
24 His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.
25 When he rayseth vp himselfe, the mightie are afraid: by reason of breakings they purifie themselues.
26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the habergeon.26
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27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare.
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30 Sharpe stones are vnder him: he spreadeth sharpe pointed things vpon the mire.30
31 He maketh the deepe to boyle like a pot: hee maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment.
32 Hee maketh a path to shine after him; one would thinke the deepe to bee hoarie.
33 Upon earth there is not his like: who is made without feare.33
34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king ouer all the children of pride.
Job Chapter 41 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)
1 That is, a whale or a whirlepoole. , Heb. which thou drownest.11 Psal.24.1. & 50.12. 1. cor.10.26
13 Or, within.
15 Heb. strong pieces of shields.
22 Heb. sorow reioyceth.
23 Heb. the fallings.
26 Or, brestplate.
30 Heb. sharpe pieces, of the potsherd.
33 Or who behaue themselues without feare.
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