Job 41

“Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.” Naming Lay keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.” The line’s distinctive content terms include comely, conceal, parts. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.” Naming His keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.” The line’s distinctive content terms include eyelids, eyes, light. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.” Naming Out keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.” Naming Out keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.” Naming His keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.” The line’s distinctive content terms include neck, remaineth, sorrow. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.” The line’s distinctive content terms include firm, flakes, flesh. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.” Naming His keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.” The line’s distinctive content terms include afraid, breakings, mighty. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.” The line’s distinctive content terms include dart, habergeon, hold. Its relationship to verses 25 and 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.” The line’s distinctive content terms include brass, esteemeth, iron. Its relationship to verses 26 and 28 shows what work it does in this passage.

“The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.” The line’s distinctive content terms include arrow, flee, slingstones. Its relationship to verses 27 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.” Naming Darts keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.” Naming Sharp keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.” The line’s distinctive content terms include maketh, boil, deep. Its relationship to verses 30 and 32 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.” Naming Upon keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.” The line’s distinctive content terms include beholdeth, children, high. Its relationship to verses 33 shows what work it does in this passage.