Job 41:9

Job 41:9 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

9Any hope of subduing it is false;

the mere sight of it is overpowering.

9“41:9 Ch 41:1 in HebBehold, 41:9 Lit hisyour expectation is false;

Will 41:9 Lit heyou be hurled down even at the sight of him?

9Behold, your expectation is false;

Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?

9“41:9 Ch 41:4 in Hebrew.Behold, his [assailant’s] hope and expectation [of defeating Leviathan] is false;

Will not one be overwhelmed even at the sight of him?

9Surely hope of overcoming him is false.

Is not the sight of him overwhelming?

9No one can possibly control Leviathan.

Just looking at it will terrify you.