The Meaning of Job 41:26 Explained

Job 41:26

KJV: The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

YLT: The sword of his overtaker standeth not, Spear -- dart -- and lance.

Darby: If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.

ASV: If one lay at him with the sword, it cannot avail; Nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

Discover Job 41:26

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 41:26?

MEANING: What does Job 41:26 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 41:26 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 41:26?

What is the context of Job 41:26?

The Lord Challenges Job (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power in the Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord’s Challenge Continues (Job 41:1-34)
Yahweh Interrogates Job Again (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power Shown in Creatures (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord Speaks (Job 41:1-34)
On Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

What does Job 41:26 Mean?

Study Notes

habergeon
Or, breastplate.

Context Summary

Job 41:1-34 - The Parable Of The Crocodile

The last paragraph described the hippopotamus; the whole of this chapter is devoted to the crocodile. In a series of striking questions the voice of the Almighty suggests his greatness. He is not an animal with whom you can play, or to whom you can speak soft words, or whose skin can be reached withsharpened weapons. His scales, Job 41:12-17; his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, Job 41:18-24; his fearlessness of human attack, Job 41:25-29; his power to lash the sea into a fury, making it to boil, Job 41:30-34 -each of these features is described in graphic terms.

As before, it is clear that the object is to throw into strong contrast the puniness and littleness of man. We may not be so much given to speculations about the organic world in which we live. But we are able to appreciate the argument. Surely He who tells the number of the stars, and weighs the mountains in scales, will have His pathway through the deep, and His footsteps in mighty waters. Being all that He is, He cannot but baffle the eye of man, but the heart can fully trust Him. We know that He does all things well. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 41

¹ Of God's great power in the leviathan

What do the individual words in Job 41:26 mean?

[Though] reaches him the sword it cannot avail nor does spear dart or javelin

מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ חֶ֭רֶב בְּלִ֣י תָק֑וּם חֲנִ֖ית מַסָּ֣ע וְשִׁרְיָֽה

מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ	[Though] reaches him
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מַשֶּׂגֶת Sense: to reach, overtake, take hold upon.
חֶ֭רֶב	the sword
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶרֶב Sense: sword, knife.
בְּלִ֣י	it cannot
Parse: Adverb Root: בְּלִי Sense: wearing out adv of negation.
תָק֑וּם	avail
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
חֲנִ֖ית	nor does spear
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חֲנִית Sense: spear.
מַסָּ֣ע	dart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מַסָּע Sense: quarry, quarrying, breaking out (of stones).
וְשִׁרְיָֽה	or javelin
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׁרְיָה Sense: body armour.

What are the major concepts related to Job 41:26?

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