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wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will it cut a covenant with you? Will you take it for a slave forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will he make a covenant <i>or</i> an arrangement with you? Will you take him for your servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you so that you can take him as a slave forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you so that you can take him as a slave forever? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Will it surrender as a slave for life? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will it make an agreement with you so that you can take it as your permanent slave?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Will he make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will he try to make a deal with you, so that you may take him in servitude forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will it make a pact with you, so you could take it as your slave for life? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you, that you should take him for a servant forever? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Does he make a covenant with you? Do you take him for a perpetual servant?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Will he cut out a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant forever?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:23>Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you that you may have him as a slave forever? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will it make a covenant with you to be taken as your servant forever?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with you? Or will you count him as a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Does he establish a covenant with you, or do you account him as a Servant forever?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And will he make a covenant with thee? and wilt thou take him for a perpetual servant?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6417" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">God's Power Shown in Leviathan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: hă·yiḵ·rōṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">Will he make</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qā·ḥen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3mse) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to take him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘e·ḇeḏ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">as a slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">for life?</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-14.htm">Psalm 74:14</a></span><br />You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></span><br />In 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a></span><br />There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a></span><br />And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></span><br />So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Psalm 89:10</a></span><br />You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Isaiah 43:20</a></span><br />The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a></span><br />The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-29.htm">Matthew 12:29</a></span><br />Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will he make a covenant with you? will you take him for a servant for ever?</p><p class="hdg">Will he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">1 Kings 20:31-34</a></b></br> And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel <i>are</i> merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life… </p><p class="hdg">wilt thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a></b></br> And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Psalm 8:5,6</a></b></br> For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour… </p><p class="hdg">a servant</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Exodus 21:6</a></b></br> Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Deuteronomy 15:17</a></b></br> Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust <i>it</i> through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/16-17.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/job/31-13.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/job/31-1.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/job/36-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/38-12.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/job/7-2.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/job/41-2.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/21-4.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/psalms/9-5.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/job/42-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/42-7.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/job/41-5.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Job 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/41-1.htm">Of God's great power in the leviathan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Will he make a covenant with you</b><br>This phrase suggests the idea of forming a binding agreement or treaty. In the ancient Near Eastern context, covenants were serious commitments often made between kings or nations. The rhetorical question implies the absurdity of a creature like Leviathan, representing chaos and untamable power, entering into a covenant with a human. This highlights God's sovereignty and the futility of human attempts to control or negotiate with such forces. Biblically, covenants are significant, as seen in God's covenants with Noah, Abraham, and David, which were divine promises rather than negotiations.<p><b>to take him as a slave for life?</b><br>The notion of taking Leviathan as a slave underscores the creature's immense power and the impossibility of subjugating it. In the ancient world, slavery was a common practice, often resulting from war or debt, and slaves were expected to serve their masters indefinitely. The imagery here emphasizes the futility of human efforts to dominate or domesticate Leviathan, a symbol of chaos and power beyond human control. This can be seen as a reflection of humanity's limitations and the need to recognize God's ultimate authority over creation. Theologically, it points to the idea that only God can truly master and control the forces of chaos, much like how Jesus calmed the storm in the Gospels, demonstrating His divine authority over nature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and suffering. The book of Job is a dialogue about the nature of suffering and God's sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty Creator, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, challenging Job's understanding of divine wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A powerful and untamable sea creature, symbolizing chaos and the limits of human control over creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, representing divine power and mystery.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>A binding agreement, often used in the Bible to describe God's promises to His people, but here used rhetorically to highlight human limitations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God's power and wisdom far exceed human understanding. We are reminded of our limitations and the need to trust in God's sovereign plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Acknowledge that there are aspects of creation and life that are beyond human control. This should lead us to humility and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_covenants.htm">The Nature of Covenants</a></b><br>Reflect on the nature of covenants in the Bible, understanding that they are initiated by God and are a demonstration of His grace and commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>In times of uncertainty and chaos, trust in God's wisdom and His ability to bring order and purpose out of what seems uncontrollable.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_creation_in_revealing_god.htm">The Role of Creation in Revealing God</a></b><br>Consider how creation, including creatures like Leviathan, reveals aspects of God's character and power, prompting worship and awe.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_god_is_our_father.htm">What does it mean for God to be our Father?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_4_contradict_psalms.htm">Why does Job 4 seem to contradict other biblical teachings, such as the Book of Psalms, that the righteous can and do suffer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_following_death.htm">What occurs following death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">A servant for ever.</span>--The crocodile being probably quite untameable.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Will he make a covenant with thee?</span> As captive monarchs do. Wilt thou take him as a servant for ever? (comp. <a href="/exodus/21-6.htm">Exodus 21:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Deuteronomy 15:17</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Will he make</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲיִכְרֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yiḵ·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to take him</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qā·ḥen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a slave</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֶ֣בֶד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘e·ḇeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for life?</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-4.htm">Job 41:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-4.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:4 Will he make a covenant with you (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/41-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/41-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>