Self-interpreting Bible

1 CANST thou draw out ^1*leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord ²which thou lettest down?

• 1: That is, a whale or whirlpool, Ps. 104.26. Is. 27.1. Ps. 74.14. , Ps. 104:26 , Is. 27:1 , Ps. 74:14
• *: leviathan-river or sea monster.
• 2: Heb. which thou drownest.

2 Canst thou put an ^ahook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

• a: Is. 37:29

3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

6 Shall ^bthe companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the ^cmerchants?

• b: Lu. 5:7 , Lu. 5:10
• c: Pr. 31:24

7 Canst thou ^dfill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

• d: Eze. 29:3 , Eze. 29:4 , Job 41:9 , Job 41:10

8 ^eLay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

• e: Lu. 14:31 , 2Ki. 10:4 , 1Ki. 20:11 , Na. 1:9

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

10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: ^fwho then is able to stand before me?

• f: Je. 12:5 , Job 40:2 , Job 40:9 , Job 9:4 , 1Co. 10:22

11 Who ^ghath ^*prevented me, that I should repay him? ^hwhatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

• g: Ro. 11:35 , Job 22:2 , Job 22:3 , Job 35:6 - 8
• *: prevented me-given to me.
• h: Ps. 24:1 , Ps. 50:12 , 1Co. 10:26 , 1Co. 10:28 , De. 10:14 , Ex. 19:5

12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

13 Who can ^*discover ⁱthe face of his garment? or who can come to him ³with his double bridle?

• *: discover-uncover, disclose.
• i: Is. 25:7
• 3: Or, within.

14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

15 His ⁴scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

• 4: Heb. strong pieces of shields, Eze. 29.4. ch. 12.21; 40.18. , Eze. 29:4 , Job 12:21 , Job 40:18

16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be ^*sundered.

• *: sundered-separated, divided into pieces.

18 By his ^*neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

• *: neesings-sneezings.

19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a ^*seething pot or caldron.

• *: seething-boiling.

21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22 In his neck remaineth strength, and ⁵sorrow is turned into joy before him.

• 5: Heb. sorrow rejoiceth.

23 ⁶The ^*flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

• 6: Heb. The fallings.
• *: flakes-folds.

24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the ^*nether millstone.

• *: nether-lower.

25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

26 The sword of him that ^*layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the ^7*habergeon.

• *: layeth at-strikes at. , habergeon-coat of mail.
• 7: Or, breastplate.

27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

30 ⁸Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

• 8: Heb. Sharp pieces of the potsherd.

31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the ^jsea like a pot of ointment.

• j: Is. 11:15 , Eze. 32:14

32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

33 Upon earth there is not his like, ⁹who is made without fear.

• 9: Or, who behave themselves without fear.

34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.