Job 41:33

JPS Old Testament

span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="job.41.1" class="versetxt"> Behold, the hope of him is in vain; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me? Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine. Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words? Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle? Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror. His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved. His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone. When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves. If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble. Clubs are accounted as stubble; he laugheth at the rattling of the javelin. Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. Upon earth there is not his like, who is made to be fearless. He looketh at all high things; he is king over all the proud beasts.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He has no equal on earth—a creature devoid of fear!

Hebrew Names Version
On eretz there is not his equal, That is made without fear.

King James Version
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

English Standard Version
On earth there is not his like, a creature without fear.

New Century Version
Nothing else on earth is equal to it; it is a creature without fear.

New English Translation
The likes of it is not on earth, a creature without fear.

Amplified Bible
"Upon earth there is nothing like him—no equal exists, A creature made without fear.

New American Standard Bible
"Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.

World English Bible
On earth there is not his equal, That is made without fear.

Geneva Bible (1587)
In the earth there is none like him: hee is made without feare.

Legacy Standard Bible
There is nothing upon the dust like it,One made without terror.

Berean Standard Bible
Nothing on earth is his equal-a creature devoid of fear!

Contemporary English Version
No other creature on earth is so fearless.

Complete Jewish Bible
class="poetry"> "Look, any hope [of capturing him] is futile — one would fall prostrate at the very sight of him. No one is fierce enough to rouse him, so who can stand up to me? Who has given me anything and made me pay it back? Everything belongs to me under all of heaven. "I have more to say about his limbs, his strong talk, and his matchless strength. Who can strip off his [scaly] garment? Who can enter his jaws? Who can pry open the doors of his face, so close to his terrible teeth? "His pride is his rows of scales, tightly sealed together — one is so close to the next that no air can come between them; they are stuck one to another, interlocked and impervious. "When he sneezes, light flashes out; his eyes are like the shimmer of dawn. From his mouth go fiery torches, and sparks come flying out. His nostrils belch steam like a caldron boiling on the fire. His breath sets coals ablaze; flames pour from his mouth. "Strength resides in his neck, and dismay dances ahead of him [as he goes]. The layers of his flesh stick together; they are firm on him, immovable. His heart is as hard as a stone, yes, hard as a lower millstone. When he rears himself up, the gods are afraid, beside themselves in despair. "If a sword touches him, it won't stick; neither will a spear, or a dart, or a lance. He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. An arrow can't make him flee; for him, slingstones are so much chaff. Clubs count as hay, and he laughs at a quivering javelin. His belly is as sharp as fragments of pottery, so he moves across the mud like a threshing-sledge. "He makes the depths seethe like a pot, he makes the sea [boil] like a perfume kettle. He leaves a shining wake behind him, making the deep seem to have white hair. "On earth there is nothing like him, a creature without fear. He looks straight at all high things. He is king over all proud beasts."

Darby Translation
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

Easy-to-Read Version
No animal on earth is like him. He is an animal made without fear.

George Lamsa Translation
He brings to destruction whatever is proud.

Good News Translation
There is nothing on earth to compare with him; he is a creature that has no fear.

Lexham English Bible
"On the ground it has no equal— a creature without fear.

Literal Translation
There is nothing like him on earth, one made without fear.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vpon earth is there no power like vnto his, for he is so made, that he feareth not.

American Standard Version
Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.

Bible in Basic English
On earth there is not another like him, who is made without fear.

King James Version (1611)
Upon earth there is not his like: who is made without feare.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Upon earth there is no power lyke vnto his: for he is so made that he feareth not.

English Revised Version
Upon earth there is not his like, that is made without fear.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
No power is on erthe, that schal be comparisound to hym; which is maad, that he schulde drede noon.

Update Bible Version
On earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.

Webster's Bible Translation
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

New King James Version
On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear.

New Living Translation
Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless.

New Life Bible
Nothing on earth is like him, one made without fear.

New Revised Standard
On earth it has no equal, a creature without fear.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There is not - upon the dust - his like, that hath been made to be without fear;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(41-24) There is no power upon earth that can be compared with him who was made to fear no one,

Revised Standard Version
Upon earth there is not his like, a creature without fear.

Young's Literal Translation
There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. ¹² Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes. ¹³ His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. ¹⁴ In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him. ¹⁵ The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved. ¹⁶ His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone. ¹⁷ When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves. ¹⁸ If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft. ¹⁹ He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. ²⁰ The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Upon: There is no creature among terrestrial animals so thoroughly dangerous, so exceedingly strong, and so difficult to be wounded or slain; and perhaps there is no creature so totally destitute of fear as the crocodile. See note on Job 41:1. Job 40:19

is made: Heb. behave themselves, Job 41:24

Reciprocal: Job 39:22 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 41:19
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

Genesis 41:22
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.

Genesis 41:39
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.

Deuteronomy 1:13
Get you, from each one of your tribes, wise men, and understanding, and full of knowledge, and I will make them heads over you.'

Daniel 4:27
The king spoke, and said: 'Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for a royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Upon the earth there is not his like,.... As to form and figure; in most creatures there is some likeness between those in the sea and on the land, as sea horses, calves, c. but there is no likeness between a whale and any creature on earth there is between the crocodile and the lizard; nor is any like the whale for the largeness of its bulk; the Targum is,

"his dominion is not on the earth,''

but on the sea, as Aben Ezra notes; but rather the sense is, there is no power on earth that he obeys and submits to, as the Tigurine version; though the meaning seems to be, that there is none like him, for what follows:

who is made without fear; yet this agrees not neither with the crocodile, which Aelianus w says is fearful; nor with the whale, which will make off and depart at the shoutings of men, blowing of trumpets, and making use of any tinkling instruments, at which it is frightened, as Strabo x, Philostratus y, and Olaus Magnus z, relate. It is observed a; of their valour, that if they see a man or a long boat, they go under water and run away; and are never known to endeavour to hurt any man, but when in danger; though a voyager b of our own says,

"we saw whales in Whale-sound, and lying aloft on the water, not fearing our ships, or aught else.''

The Targum is,

"he is made that he might not be broken;''

or bruised, as Bochart; as reptiles usually may, among whom the crocodile may be reckoned, because of its short legs; and yet is made with such a hard scaly skin, that it cannot be crushed, bruised, and broken. Aben Ezra observes that some say, the word "hu", that is, "he", is wanting, and should be supplied, "he", that is, "[God], made him without fear"; or that he might not be bruised; wherefore Cocceius interprets the following words entirely of God.

w De Animal. l. 10. c. 24. x Geograph. l. 15. p. 499. y Vit. Apollon. l. 3. c. 16. z De Ritu Gent. Septent. l. 21. c. 3, 6. a Voyage to Spitzbergen, p. 153. b Baffin in the North-West Fox, p. 150.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Upon earth there is not his like - Hebrew, “Upon the dust.” The meaning is, that no other animal can be compared with him; or the land does not produce such a monster as this. For size, strength, ferocity, courage, and formidableness, no animal will hear a comparison with him. This can be true only of some such fierce creature as the crocodile.

Who is made without fear - Margin, “Or, behave themselves with fear.” The meaning is, that he is created not to be afraid; he has no dread of others In this respect he is unlike other animals. The Septuagint renders this, “He is made to be sported with by my angels.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 41:33. Upon earth there is not his like — There is no creature among terrestrial animals so thoroughly dangerous, so exceedingly strong, and so difficult to be wounded or slain.

Who is made without fear. — Perhaps there is no creature who is at all acquainted with man, so totally destitute of fear as the crocodile.