Job 41:2 {40:21}
Good News Translation
Can you put a rope through his snout or put a hook through his jaws?

New Revised Standard Version
Can you put a rope in its nose, or pierce its jaw with a hook?

Contemporary English Version
Can it be led around by a ring in its nose or a hook in its jaw?

New American Bible
Can you put a ring into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?

Douay-Rheims Bible
Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?

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Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the Lord with his hard, and great, and strong sword shall visit leviathan the bar serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent, and shall slay the whale that is in the sea.

Isaiah 37:29 When thou wast mad against me, thy pride came up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Ezekiel 29:4,5 But I will put a bridle in thy jaws: and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales: and I will draw thee out of the midst of thy rivers, and all thy fish shall stick to thy scales. . . .

Context
God's Power Shown in Leviathan
1Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord? 2Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?3Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?…
Cross References
2 Kings 19:28
Thou hast been mad against me, and thy pride hath come up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Job 41:3
Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?

Isaiah 37:29
When thou wast mad against me, thy pride came up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Job 41:1
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