John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 41:29
Darts are counted as stubble ,.... Darts being mentioned before, perhaps something else is meant here, and, according to Ben Gersom, the word signifies an engine out of which stones are cast to batter down walls; but these are of no avail against the leviathan; he laugheth at the shaking of a spear ; at him, knowing it cannot hurt him; the crocodile, as Thevenot says F7 Travels, part 1. b. 2. c. 72. p. 245. , is proof against the halberd. The Septuagint version is, "the shaking of... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 41:11-34
God, having in the Job 42:1-6 shown Job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, here sets forth his own power in that massy mighty creature. Here is, I. God's sovereign dominion and independency laid down, Job 41:11. 1. That he is indebted to none of his creatures. If any pretend he is indebted to them, let them make their demand and prove their debt, and they shall receive it in full and not by composition: ?Who has prevented me?? that is, ?who has laid any obligations upon me by any... read more