Job 41:2
“Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Canst thou put an hook into his nose?.... Or a rush, that is, a rope made of rushes; for of such ropes were made, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Canst thou put a hook into his nose - Or rather, a “rope,” or “cord.” The word used here (אגמון 'agmôn) means “a…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Canst thou put a hook onto his nose? - Canst thou put a ring in his nose, and lead him about as thou dost thine ox? In…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 41:1-10
Whether this leviathan be a whale or a crocodile is a great dispute among the learned, which I will not undertake to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a hook lit. a cord of rush.
a thorn That is, a spike.
The reference in the first clause may be to the habit of passing…
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