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None is so fierce that he dare stir him up. Who then is he who can stand before me?
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From Creature to Creator
All commentators agree that God is making an argument from the lesser to the greater. If a human is too fearful to provoke one of God's mighty creatures, it is absurd to think one could stand in contention against God Himself. This rhetorical question is designed to highlight the infinite gap between creaturely power and the Creator's omnipotence.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
None is so fierce that dare stir him up - No one has courage to rouse and provoke him.
Who then is able to stand befo…
19th Century
Anglican
None is so fierce that dare stir him up. —“If, therefore, the creatures of My hand strike so much terror, how far more te…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up This seems best to agree with the crocodile, who frequently lies down and …
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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…
13th Century
Catholic
After describing the structure of Leviathan, the Lord next describes its powerful actions. Just as He first described the arrangement of its head a…
