Job 41:2

New International Reader's Version

Can you put a rope through its nose? Can you stick a hook through its jaw?

Cross References

2 Kings 19:28

You roar against me and brag. And I have heard your bragging. So I will put my hook in your nose. I will put my bit in your mouth. And I will make you go home by the same way you came.” ’ ”

Job 41:3

Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak gently to you?

Job 9:4

His wisdom is deep. His power is great. No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, wise saying or plan can succeed against the Lord.

Isaiah 27:1

At that time the Lord will punish Leviathan with his sword. His great, powerful and deadly sword will punish the serpent that glides through the sea. He will kill that twisting sea monster.

Isaiah 37:29

You roar against me and brag. And I have heard your bragging. So I will put my hook in your nose. I will put my bit in your mouth. And I will make you go home by the same way you came.’ ” ’ ”