Job 41:3

Bible in Basic English

Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Will he beg you for mercyor speak softly to you?

Hebrew Names Version
Will he make many petitions to you? Or will he speak soft words to you?

King James Version
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

English Standard Version
Will he make many pleas to you? Will he speak to you soft words?

New Century Version
Will it keep begging you for mercy and speak to you with gentle words?

New English Translation
Will it make numerous supplications to you, will it speak to you with tender words?

Amplified Bible
"Will he make many supplications to you [begging to be spared]? Or will he speak soft words to you [to coax you to treat him kindly]?

New American Standard Bible
"Will he make many pleas to you, Or will he speak to you gentle words?

World English Bible
Will he make many petitions to you? Or will he speak soft words to you?

Geneva Bible (1587)
Will he make many prayers vnto thee, or speake thee faire?

Legacy Standard Bible
Will it make many supplications to you,Or will he speak to you soft words?

Berean Standard Bible
Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Contemporary English Version
Will it beg for mercy?

Complete Jewish Bible
Who has given me anything and made me pay it back? Everything belongs to me under all of heaven.

Darby Translation
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?

Easy-to-Read Version
Will he beg you to let him go free? Will he speak to you with gentle words?

George Lamsa Translation
Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak flattering words to you?

Good News Translation
Will he beg you to let him go? Will he plead with you for mercy?

Lexham English Bible
Will it make numerous pleas for mercy to you? Or will it speak gentle words to you?

Literal Translation
Will he multiply pleas for help to you; or will he speak soft words to you?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wyll he make many fayre wordes with the (thynkest thou) or flatre the:

American Standard Version
Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

King James Version (1611)
Will he make many supplications vnto thee? will he speake soft words vnto thee?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wyl he make many faire wordes with thee [thinkest thou] or flatter thee?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I will not be silent because of him: though because of his power one shall pity his antagonist.

English Revised Version
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Whether he schal multiplie preieris to thee, ether schal speke softe thingis to thee?

Update Bible Version
Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak soft words to you?

Webster's Bible Translation
Will he make many supplications to thee? will he speak soft [words] to thee?

New King James Version
Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you?

New Living Translation
Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity?

New Life Bible
Will he beg you to be good to him? Will he speak soft words to you?

New Revised Standard
Will it make many supplications to you? Will it speak soft words to you?

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Will he multiply unto thee supplications, or will he speak unto thee softly?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-22) Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?

Revised Standard Version
Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak to you soft words?

Young's Literal Translation
Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft words?

Contextual Overview

¹ Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth? ² Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue? ³ Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you? ⁴ Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever? ⁵ Will you make sport with him, as with a bird? or put him in chains for your young women? ⁶ Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders? ⁷ Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head? ⁸ Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again! ⁹ Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him! ¹⁰ He is so cruel that no one is ready to go against him. Who then is able to keep his place before me?

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 18:23, Proverbs 25:15, Isaiah 30:10

Cross-References

Genesis 41:4
And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.

Genesis 41:20
And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;

Genesis 41:21
And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Will he make many supplications unto thee?.... To cease pursuing him, or to let him go when taken, or to use him well and not take away his life; no, he is too spirited and stouthearted to ask any favour, it is below him;

will he speak soft [words] unto thee? smooth and flattering ones, for the above purposes? he will not: this is a figurative way of speaking.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Will he make many supplications unto thee? - In the manner of a captive begging for his life. That is, will he quietly submit to you? Prof. Lee supposes that there is an allusion here to the well-known cries of the dolphin when taken; but it is not necessary to suppose such an allusion. The idea is, that the animal here referred to would not tamely submit to his captor.

Will he speak soft words unto thee? - Pleading for his life in tones of tender and plaintive supplication.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 41:3. Will he make many supplications — There are several allusions in these verses to matters of which we know nothing.