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On earth there is not his equal, That is made without fear.
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A Picture of God's Power
Commentators emphasize that the description of Leviathan is meant to convince Job of his own weakness and God's almighty power. As Matthew Henry notes, if a mere creature is this terrifying and beyond human control, how much more powerful is God's wrath? The passage calls us to humbly revere God's majesty.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 la…
19th Century
Anglican
Upon earth there is not his like. — Some have proposed to remove the last two verses of Job 41 (Job 41:33–34)…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Upon the earth there is not his like As to form and figure; in most creatures there is some likeness between those i…
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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…
