Scripture · Old Testament
Job 41:1
Job 41:1 is verse 1 of Job chapter 41, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
King James Version
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
World English Bible
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
Leviathan is a name for a crocodile or similar creature.
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Job 41:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3 Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 3:8May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
Psalms 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
Psalms 104:26There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent —Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.