Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
or pierce his jaw with a hook?
New American Standard Bible
Or pierce his jaw with a
King James Version
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
International Standard Version
Can you attach a bridle to his snout, or pierce his jaw with a hook?
A Conservative Version
Can thou put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
American Standard Version
Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Amplified
“Can you put a rope [made] of rushes into his nose
Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Bible in Basic English
Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue?
Darby Translation
Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
Julia Smith Translation
Wilt thou put a rope in his nose? and wilt thou hollow out his jaw with a thorn?
King James 2000
Can you put a rope in his nose? or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Can you put a rope in its nose? Or can you pierce its jawbone with a hook?
Modern King James verseion
Can you put a reed rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw with a thorn?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Canst thou put a ring in the nose of him, or bore his jaw through with an awl?
NET Bible
Can you put a cord through its nose, or pierce its jaw with a hook?
New Heart English Bible
Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
The Emphasized Bible
Wilt thou put a rush-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw?
Webster
Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
World English Bible
Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Youngs Literal Translation
Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 41:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?
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or tie his tongue down with a rope?
or pierce his jaw with a hook?
or speak softly to you?
Cross References
Isaiah 37:29
and your arrogance have reached My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bit in your mouth;
I will make you go back
the way you came.
2 Kings 19:28
and your arrogance have reached My ears,
I will put My hook in your nose
and My bit in your mouth;
I will make you go back
the way you came.
Isaiah 27:1
On that day the Lord with His harsh, great, and strong sword, will bring judgment on Leviathan,
Ezekiel 29:4-5
and make the fish of your streams
cling to your scales.
I will haul you up
from the middle of your Nile,
and all the fish of your streams
will cling to your scales.