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The arrow can`t make him flee. Sling stones are like chaff to him.
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Invincible Armor
Commentators explain that this verse vividly illustrates Leviathan's invulnerability. Its hide is so tough that powerful weapons of the time, like arrows and sling-stones, are completely ineffective, having no more impact than throwing stubble. This emphasizes the creature's natural, God-given defenses against human attack.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The arrow - In Hebrew, “the son of the bow.” As in Lamentations 3:13 (margin). This use of the word “son” is common in the Scriptures and in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The arrow cannot make him flee The skin of the crocodile is so hard, as Peter Martyr says, that it cannot be pierced…
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…
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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…
