Job 41:34 Meaning and Explanation
“He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →God concludes that leviathan looks down on everything lofty and reigns as king over all proud creatures.
What Does Job 41:34 Mean?
The discourse ends at its height: leviathan looks upon all that is lofty and is a king over every proud and untamed thing. Among the creatures, none stands above it; it crowns the order of the fierce.
And here God's long questioning reaches its purpose. If even the king of proud creatures is but a thing the LORD has made, then how immeasurably exalted is the LORD above all. Job, who had pressed his case, is brought to silence and then to worship. The lesson stands for every reader: there is a greatness over all greatness, and humble trust in that God is the truest wisdom and the surest peace.
Job 41:34 in the Original Language
shachats (שַׁחַץ), 'pride' -- here the proud or majestic beasts, the lofty creatures over which leviathan reigns.
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What does Job 41:34 mean?
God concludes that leviathan looks down on everything lofty and reigns as king over all proud creatures.