Job 41:11
New International Version
Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me.

New Living Translation
Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine.

English Standard Version
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Berean Standard Bible
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.

King James Bible
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

New King James Version
Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.

New American Standard Bible
“Who has been first to give to Me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the entire heaven is Mine.

NASB 1995
“Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

NASB 1977
“Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

Amplified Bible
“Who has first given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine. [Who can have a claim against Me who made the unmastered beast?]

Christian Standard Bible
Who confronted me, that I should repay him? Everything under heaven belongs to me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who confronted Me, that I should repay him? Everything under heaven belongs to Me.

American Standard Version
Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Contemporary English Version
I am in command of the world and in debt to no one.

English Revised Version
Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who can confront me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven belongs to me!

Good News Translation
Who can attack him and still be safe? No one in all the world can do it.

International Standard Version
Who can take me to court and be reconciled to me? All of heaven is mine.

Majority Standard Bible
Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.

NET Bible
(Who has confronted me that I should repay? Everything under heaven belongs to me!)

New Heart English Bible
Who has confronted me, that I should repay? Everything under the heavens is mine.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who hath first benefited me, that I should repay him? whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

World English Bible
Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who has brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] Mine.

Young's Literal Translation
Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it is mine.

Smith's Literal Translation
Who anticipated me, and I will recompense? under all the heavens it is to me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath given me before that I should repay him? All things that are under heaven are mine.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Who has given to me beforehand, so that I should repay him? All things that are under heaven are mine.

New American Bible
Whoever has assailed me, I will pay back— Everything under the heavens is mine.

New Revised Standard Version
Who can confront it and be safe? —under the whole heaven, who?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who has pre-eminence over me, so that I should surrender?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who is before me that I would surrender? All under Heaven is mine!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Or who will resist me, and abide, since the whole world under heaven is mine?

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Power Shown in Leviathan
10No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me? 11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. 12I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.…

Cross References
Psalm 24:1
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Romans 11:35-36
“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” / For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

1 Corinthians 10:26
for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

Psalm 50:10-12
for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. / If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.

Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it.

1 Chronicles 29:11-12
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. / Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

Psalm 89:11
The heavens are Yours, and also the earth. The earth and its fullness You founded.

Isaiah 40:12-14
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance? / Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?

Colossians 1:16-17
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Genesis 14:19
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

Haggai 2:8
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.

Psalm 95:4-5
In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. / The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.


Treasury of Scripture

Who has prevented me, that I should repay him? whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Who

Job 22:2,3
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? …

Job 35:7
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

Psalm 21:3
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

whatsoever

Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

1 Chronicles 29:11-14
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all…

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Job 41
1. Of God's great power in the leviathan














Who has given to Me
This phrase challenges the notion of human entitlement or the idea that God owes anything to His creation. The Hebrew root here is "נָתַן" (natan), meaning "to give." In the context of Job, God is reminding Job and his friends of His sovereignty and self-sufficiency. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of gods as beings who were often appeased or manipulated by offerings. However, the God of Israel stands apart, needing nothing from humans, emphasizing His independence and the futility of human attempts to control or influence Him through material means.

that I should repay him?
The concept of repayment implies a debt or obligation. The Hebrew word "שָׁלַם" (shalam) means "to complete, to make whole, or to repay." This rhetorical question underscores God's omnipotence and the absurdity of thinking that humans can place God in their debt. In the broader scriptural context, this challenges the transactional view of religion, where humans might think they can earn God's favor through deeds. Instead, it points to a relationship based on grace and divine initiative.

Everything under heaven
This phrase encompasses the totality of creation. The Hebrew word "כֹּל" (kol) means "all" or "everything," and "תַּחַת" (tachat) means "under." The phrase "under heaven" is a poetic way of saying "the entire earth." This reflects the biblical worldview that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. Archaeologically, this aligns with the ancient understanding of a tiered universe, with heaven above and earth below, all under God's dominion.

is Mine
The possessive "Mine" (Hebrew: "לִי," li) asserts God's ownership and authority over all creation. This declaration is a powerful reminder of God's ultimate authority and the stewardship role humans have over creation. In the historical context of Job, this statement would have been a profound reminder of God's unmatched power and the rightful order of the universe. Scripturally, it aligns with passages like Psalm 24:1, "The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof," reinforcing the theme of divine ownership and human stewardship.

(11) Who hath prevented me?--It is manifest that this appeal would come more appropriately at the end of the following detailed description than, as it does here, just before it. "Who hath prevented me," &c., of course means, Who hath first given to me, that I should repay him?

Verse 11. - Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? i.e. "Who hath laid me under any obligation, so that I should be bound to fall in with his views, and take such a course as he might prescribe?" The allusion is to Job's persistent demand for a hearing - a controversy (Job 9:34, 35; Job 10:3; Job 13:3, 22; Job 23:3-7, etc.) - a trial, in which he shall plead with God, and God with him, upon even terms as it were, and so the truth concerning him, his sins, his integrity, his sufferings, and their cause or causes, shall be made manifest. God resists any and every claim that is made on him to justify himself and his doings to a creature. He is not a debtor to any. If he explains himself to any extent, if he condescends to give an account of any of his doings, it is of pure grace and favour. It has been observed that we might have expected this to be the conclusion of the entire discourse begun in ch. 38; and that no doubt would have been, according to ordinary laws of human composition, its more proper place. But Hebrew poetry is erratic, and pays little regard to logical lawn If anything important has been omitted in its more proper place, it is inserted in one which is, humanly speaking, less proper. The details concerning the crocodile, which are calculated to deepen the general impression, having been passed over where we might have expected them, are here subjoined, as filling out the description of vers. 1-10.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Who
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

has given to Me
הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי (hiq·dî·ma·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet

that I should repay him?
וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם (wa·’ă·šal·lêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate

Everything
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

under
תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

heaven
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

is
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

Mine.
לִי־ (lî-)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew


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