El panorama
Job 41 abre con “Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest…”, cambia cerca del versículo 17 con “They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.” y termina con “He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Job · Versión King James · 34Job 41:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord…
Job 41:1–7 abre con “Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?” y llega a “Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 41 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 7 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Job 41:1-7
Versión King James1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
3Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?
4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
6Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
7Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?
Job 41:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
Job 41:8–14 abre con “Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.” y llega a “Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 41 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 5 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.” Nombrar a Lay mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Job 41:8-14
Versión King James8Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
9Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
10None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
11Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
12I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
13Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
14Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Job 41:15-21
Versículos 15–21: His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Job 41:15–21 abre con “His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.” y llega a “His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 41 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.” Nombrar a His mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Job 41:15-21
Versión King James15His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
16One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
21His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
Job 41:22-28
Versículos 22–28: In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before…
Job 41:22–28 abre con “In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.” y llega a “The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 41 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen neck, remaineth, sorrow. Su relación con los versículos 23 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Job 41:22-28
Versión King James22In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
25When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Job 41:29-34
Versículos 29–34: Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Job 41:29–34 abre con “Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.” y llega a “He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Job 41 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.” Nombrar a Darts mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Job 41:29-34
Versión King James29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
30Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
32He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
34He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Job 41:1 comienza con “Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Job 41:14 forma un giro natural: “Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.”
La nota final
Job 41:34 deja al lector con “He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Canst, maketh, deep, face, firm, goeth ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.