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Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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An Unconquerable Creature
Commentators explain that this verse uses rhetorical questions to emphasize the near impossibility of capturing Behemoth. It cannot be taken openly while it's watching, nor can it be easily subdued with a snare through its nose like a typical captured animal. This highlights a creature so powerful and wild that it defies human control.
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18th Century
Theologian
He takes it with his eyes — Margin, “Or, will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin!” From this marginal reading it is evi…
19th Century
Bishop
His nose pierces through snares. —Some translate, “Shall any take him with snares? While he is looking, shall any pierce through h…
17th Century
Pastor
He takes it with his eyes Or "can men take him before his eyes?" so Mr. Broughton; and others translate it to the sam…
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God, to further prove His own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding humans in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most underst…