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or his head with fish spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Can you fill its skin with harpoons, Or its head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, Or his head with fish-spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Can it be killed with harpoons or spears? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Can you fill his hide with fishing spears or pierce his head with a harpoon? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you fill his flesh with harpoons, or his head with lances?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his skin with barbed irons, or his head with fish spears? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you fill his skin with barbed irons? And his head with fish-spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou fill with barbed irons his skin? And with fish-spears his head?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou fill his skin with pointed weapons? and his head with fish spears?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:26>Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his hide with barbs, or his head with fish spears? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Can you fill its skin with harpoons, or its head with fishing spears?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Can you fill his skin with meat? Or bake his head with fire?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do you fill his skin with meat and his head in the shadow of fire<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish-spears?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; neither <i>shall they carry</i> his head in fishing-vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-7.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=6430" 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">6</span>Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants? <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: haṯ·mal·lê (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">Can you fill</a> <a href="/hebrew/5785.htm" title="5785: ‘ō·w·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A skin. From uwr; skin; by implication, hide, leather.">his hide</a> <a href="/hebrew/7905.htm" title="7905: ḇə·śuk·kō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- A barb, spear. Feminine of sok in the sense of sek; a dart.">with harpoons</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">or his head</a> <a href="/hebrew/1709.htm" title="1709: dā·ḡîm (N-mp) -- A fish. Or dag; from dagah; a fish; or perhaps rather from da'ag; but still better from da'ag; a fish.">with fishing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6767.htm" title="6767: ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- From tsalal reduplicated; a clatter, i.e. whirring; a cricket; also a harpoon, a cymbal.">spears?</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!…<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 29:3-5</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.’ / But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. / I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2-3</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a></span><br />Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-27.htm">Mark 3:27</a></span><br />Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Luke 11:21-22</a></span><br />When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. / But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.<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="/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9-12</a></span><br />“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. / But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a></span><br />Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.<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?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Can you fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?</p><p class="hdg">fish</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/41-26.htm">Job 41:26-29</a></b></br> The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-5.htm">Darts</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/job/12-8.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/john/21-3.htm">Fishing</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Head</a> <a href="/job/40-13.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Irons</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Sharp-Pointed</a> <a href="/job/30-30.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-21.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/job/41-5.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/41-29.htm">Darts</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/psalms/8-8.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Fishing</a> <a href="/psalms/3-3.htm">Head</a> <a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Hide</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Irons</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Sharp-Pointed</a> <a href="/job/41-13.htm">Skin</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Spears</a> <a href="/job/41-8.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>Can you fill his hide with harpoons</b><br>This phrase challenges the reader to consider the futility of human efforts against the Leviathan, a creature often interpreted as a symbol of chaos or evil. In the ancient Near Eastern context, harpoons were common tools for hunting large sea creatures, yet the text suggests that even these formidable weapons are ineffective against Leviathan. This highlights the creature's invulnerability and power, which can be seen as a metaphor for the uncontrollable forces of nature or evil that only God can subdue. The imagery of harpoons also connects to other biblical passages where God demonstrates His power over the sea and its creatures, such as in <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a> and <a href="/isaiah/27.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a>, where Leviathan is mentioned as a creature that God will ultimately defeat.<p><b>or his head with fishing spears?</b><br>The mention of fishing spears further emphasizes the futility of human attempts to conquer Leviathan. In the cultural and historical context, fishing spears were used for capturing smaller, manageable fish, not for mythical sea monsters. This contrast underscores the creature's immense size and strength, reinforcing the idea that Leviathan is beyond human control. Theologically, this can be seen as a reminder of God's sovereignty over creation, as only He can tame such a beast. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/38-8.htm">Job 38:8-11</a>, where God questions Job about his ability to control the sea, and in <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a>, where the ultimate defeat of evil is depicted. The imagery of the head also suggests a focus on the creature's intelligence or cunning, further illustrating the challenge it poses to human power.<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 his experiences and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, addressing Job directly. God is revealing His power and the limitations of human strength and understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A powerful sea creature described in this chapter, symbolizing chaos and the untamable aspects of creation. It represents something beyond human control.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/harpoons_and_fishing_spears.htm">Harpoons and Fishing Spears</a></b><br>Tools used by humans to capture sea creatures, symbolizing human attempts to control or conquer nature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a></b><br>Often a symbol of chaos and danger in ancient Near Eastern literature, representing the unknown and uncontrollable aspects of the world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>This passage emphasizes God's unmatched power and authority over all creation, including the most formidable creatures. It reminds us of our limitations and the need to trust in God's wisdom and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>The rhetorical questions posed by God highlight human inability to control or fully understand the natural world. This should lead us to humility and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_leviathan.htm">The Symbolism of Leviathan</a></b><br>Leviathan represents the chaotic and uncontrollable forces in our lives. Recognizing that God is sovereign over these forces can bring peace and assurance in times of uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_wisdom.htm">Trust in God's Wisdom</a></b><br>Just as Job is reminded of God's wisdom and power, we too should trust in God's plan, even when we face situations that seem beyond our control.<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/why_include_myths_like_leviathan.htm">Why do biblical texts include myths like the Leviathan and Behemoth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_unquenchable_fire.htm">How does Job remain faithful amidst immense suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_dragons.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on dragons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job's_illness_scientifically_plausible.htm">Could Job's condition--covered in painful sores--have a natural explanation, or does this story conflict with scientific understanding of disease? (Job 2:7)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons?</span> The hippopotamus was captured in this way by the Egyptians at an early date, and hence the idea of trying the same mode of capture with the crocodile would naturally arise; but in the time of Job it would seem that no one had been bold enough to attempt it. The skin of the crocodile is penetrable in very few places, and his capture by a single man with a harpoon, though now sometimes practised (Wilkinson, in the author's 'Herodotus,' vol. 2. p. 99), is still a work of danger and difficulty. Or his head with fish-spears? Fish-spears would have small effect on the head of a crocodile, which is bony and covered by a very tough skin. There is a vulnerable place, however, at the point where the head joins the spine, at which the ancient Egyptians, when they ventured to attack the crocodile, were wont to strike (see the author's 'History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. 1. p. 545). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-7.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">Can you fill</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽתְמַלֵּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(haṯ·mal·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his hide</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹר֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5785.htm">Strong's 5785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Skin, hide, leather</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with harpoons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְשֻׂכּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·śuk·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7905.htm">Strong's 7905: </a> </span><span class="str2">A barb, spear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or his head</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with fishing</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּגִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḡîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1709.htm">Strong's 1709: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spears?</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṣil·ṣal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6767.htm">Strong's 6767: </a> </span><span class="str2">A clatter, whirring, a cricket, a harpoon, a cymbal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-7.htm">Job 41:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-7.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:7 Can you fill his skin with barbed (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/41-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/41-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41:8" /></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>