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Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
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A Battle You Won't Repeat
Commentators explain that God is issuing a sarcastic challenge to Job. The phrase 'Lay thy hand upon him' is a dare, with God predicting that the resulting battle would be so terrifying that the person would 'do so no more.' This isn't a literal command but a rhetorical device to emphasize the creature's overwhelming and untamable power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lay your hand upon him - Professor Lee renders this, very improperly, as it seems to me, “Lay your hand on your mouth respecting hi…
19th Century
Anglican
Remember the battle. —“Bear in mind what you attempt, and you will not do it again.”
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lay your hand upon him If you can or dare. It is dangerous so to do, either to the whale or crocodile;
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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 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…
