Job 41:13
New International Version
Who can strip off its outer coat? Who can penetrate its double coat of armor?

New Living Translation
Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor?

English Standard Version
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who would come near him with a bridle?

Berean Standard Bible
Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

King James Bible
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

New King James Version
Who can remove his outer coat? Who can approach him with a double bridle?

New American Standard Bible
“Who can strip off his outer covering? Who can pierce his double armor?

NASB 1995
“Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?

NASB 1977
“Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?

Legacy Standard Bible
Who can strip off its outer armor? Who can come with its doubled bridle?

Amplified Bible
“Who can penetrate or strip off his outer armor? Who can come to his jaws with a double bridle?

Christian Standard Bible
Who can strip off his outer covering? Who can penetrate his double layer of armor?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who can strip off his outer covering? Who can penetrate his double layer of armor?

American Standard Version
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?

Contemporary English Version
Who could strip off its armor or bring it under control with a harness?

English Revised Version
Who can strip off his outer garment? who shall come within his double bridle?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who can skin its hide? Who can approach it with a harness?

Good News Translation
No one can tear off his outer coat or pierce the armor he wears.

International Standard Version
Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can approach him with a bridle?

Majority Standard Bible
Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

NET Bible
Who can uncover its outer covering? Who can penetrate to the inside of its armor?

New Heart English Bible
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?

Webster's Bible Translation
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

World English Bible
Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who has uncovered the face of his clothing? Who enters within his double bridle?

Young's Literal Translation
Who hath uncovered the face of his clothing? Within his double bridle who doth enter?

Smith's Literal Translation
Who uncovered the face of his clothing? who shall come with his double bridle?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can go into the midst of his mouth?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Who can reveal the beauty of his garment? And who can enter the middle of his mouth?

New American Bible
Who can strip off his outer garment, or penetrate his double armor?

New Revised Standard Version
Who can strip off its outer garment? Who can penetrate its double coat of mail?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I will not keep silence because of his power, and the might of his sinews.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who opens the face of his clothing, and when he attacks the net, who comes?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Who will open the face of his garment? and who can enter within the fold of his breastplate?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Power Shown in Leviathan
12I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form. 13Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle? 14Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?…

Cross References
Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

Psalm 74:14
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

Psalm 104:26
There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Ezekiel 29:3
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

Ezekiel 32:2
“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’

Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Psalm 89:10
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

Isaiah 30:7
Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

Amos 9:3
Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Exodus 7:12
Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.

Psalm 18:10
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Psalm 91:13
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.


Treasury of Scripture

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

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2 Kings 19:28
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Psalm 32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

James 3:3
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

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














Who can strip off
The phrase "Who can strip off" suggests an action of removal or exposure. In the Hebrew context, the word used here implies uncovering or laying bare. This is a rhetorical question emphasizing the impossibility of the task. The imagery of stripping off layers can be seen as a metaphor for understanding or controlling something beyond human capability. In the broader context of Job, it reflects the theme of human limitations in comprehending God's creation and power.

his outer coat?
The "outer coat" refers to the protective layer or armor of the creature described in this chapter, often identified as Leviathan. In ancient Near Eastern texts, Leviathan is depicted as a formidable sea creature, symbolizing chaos and untamable power. The outer coat signifies invulnerability and strength, characteristics that are beyond human ability to penetrate or overcome. This serves as a reminder of God's unmatched power and the futility of human attempts to challenge or control divine creation.

Who can approach him
The phrase "Who can approach him" underscores the idea of proximity and confrontation. In the Hebrew, the verb suggests drawing near with the intent to engage or challenge. This rhetorical question highlights the danger and audacity of attempting to confront something as powerful as Leviathan. It serves as a metaphor for approaching God or His creation with humility, recognizing the vast gulf between human and divine power.

with a bridle?
The "bridle" is an instrument of control, typically used to direct and manage animals. In this context, it symbolizes the human desire to dominate or subdue. The rhetorical question implies the absurdity of trying to control Leviathan, a creature that embodies chaos and power. Historically, the bridle represents human attempts to impose order on the natural world, yet this verse reminds us of the limitations of such endeavors. It calls believers to acknowledge God's sovereignty and the futility of human pride in the face of divine majesty.

(13) Who can discover . . . ?--Rather, Who can strip off his outer garment? i.e., his scales, which are the covering of his skin. Who shall come within his double bridle, i.e., the doubling of his jaw? Who would venture a limb within his jaws? This seems to be the meaning, rather than "Who shall come to him with his double bridle," forsooth to take him therewith?

Verse 13. - Who can discover the face of his garment? Some critics understand this in a general sense, "Who can lay him open to assault?" Others suggest a more definite meaning," Who can strip off his outer covering?" the scaly coat, that is, which forms his special defence, and expose the comparatively tender skin below? If this were done, he would then be at the hunter's mercy; but who will undertake to do it? Who, again, can come to him with his double bridle? Come, i.e., with a double bridle in his hand, and place it in the monster's jaws. (So Schultens and Professor Lee.) Others translate, "Who will come within [the range of] his double bridle? and understand by "his double bridle" his two rows of teeth - Homer's ἑρκος ὀδόντων (Rosenmuller, Canon Cook, Professor Stanley Leathes, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


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

can strip off
גִ֭לָּה (ḡil·lāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

his outer
פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

coat?
לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ (lə·ḇū·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3830: A garment, clothing, raiment

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

can approach [him]
יָבֽוֹא׃ (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

with a bridle?
בְּכֶ֥פֶל (bə·ḵe·p̄el)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3718: A duplicate


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