John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 41:2
Job 41:2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Ver. 2. Canst thou put a hook into his nose? ] Canst thou ring him like a swine, or rule him like a bear? God can, and did Sennacherib that crooked leviathan, Isaiah 27:1 ; Isaiah 37:29 ; and doth still the Great Turk, who desireth to devour Christendom. Or bore his jaw through with a thorn? ] Or twig, as men do lesser fishes, taken with an angle, or herrings from the fish market. These are facetious and... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Job 41:1
Job 41:1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down? Ver. 1. Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? ] As men use to do the lesser fishes in angling? No, as little as thou canst bore behemoth’s nose with a snare, Job 40:24 . Leviathan is a common name for all great sea monsters, Psalms 104:26 . Beza and Diodati understand it to be the crocodile; others, of the sea dragon; others, of the whirlpool: but most, of the whale; in creating... read more