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Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Will you play with him as with a bird? A bird that is tamed. The art of taming birds was doubtless early practiced, and they were …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Will you play with him as [with] a bird ?
&c.] In the hand or cage: leviathan plays in the sea, but there is no play…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The description of the Leviathan is further to convince Job of his own weakness and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan is a whale or a…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After the Lord described the power of Leviathan, showing that humanity cannot conquer him but only God can, He now speaks of Leviathan's power to a…

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