Job 41:7 Meaning and Explanation
“Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?”
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Read Full Chapter →God asks if Job could pierce leviathan with harpoons and spears the way hunters take lesser prey.
What Does Job 41:7 Mean?
Returning to the hunt, God asks whether Job could stud the creature with barbed irons and fish spears until its hide and head bristle with weapons. The harpoons that fell smaller beasts cannot even lodge in leviathan.
The image underscores how thoroughly this creature lies outside human power. What we cannot wound we surely cannot rule. Yet the One questioning Job made every scale of it, and nothing in all creation strains His strength. The frailty of our weapons before leviathan is meant to drive us not to despair but to worship of the Maker whose arm is never short.
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What does Job 41:7 mean?
God asks if Job could pierce leviathan with harpoons and spears the way hunters take lesser prey.