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Job 41:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?

Job 41:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 41:9

Theological / Devotional

The hope of him. Apparently the hope of capturing or killing the monster. The very sight of leviathan would intimidate man. The strength of leviathan was so overwhelmingly superior to that of man that the beast was left to sleep undisturbed on the sandbanks along the rivers.

By SdaBc