Job 7:12

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Job 7:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible

10 He never returns to his house; his place remembers him no more.

11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

12 Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?

13 When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

14 then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

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What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,

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while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

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Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,

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when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket,

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when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,

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and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

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Job 41:2

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Job 41:3

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Job 41:4

Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

Job 41:5

Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Job 41:6

Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?

Job 41:7

Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

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If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!

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Job 41:11

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Job 41:13

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Job 41:14

Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

Job 41:15

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Job 41:16

One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.

Job 41:17

They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated.

Job 41:18

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

Job 41:19

Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth!

Job 41:20

Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.

Job 41:21

His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

Job 41:22

Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.

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The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.

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Job 41:25

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The sword that reaches him has no effect, nor does the spear or dart or arrow.

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No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.

Job 41:29

A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.

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Job 41:31

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

Job 41:32

He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!

Job 41:33

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Job 41:34

He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”