Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 41:9
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
9. the hope of him is in vain ] Rather, behold, one’s hope is belied; lit. his hope. The hope of the assailant to overcome Leviathan is disappointed.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Behold, the hope of him is in vain – That is, the hope of taking him is vain.
Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? – So formidable is his appearance, that the courage of him who would attack him is daunted, and his resolution fails. This agrees well also with the crocodile. There is perhaps scarcely any animal whose appearance would be more likely to deter one from attacking him.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 9. Behold, the hope] If thou miss thy first advantage, there is no hope afterwards: the very sight of this terrible monster would dissipate thy spirit, if thou hadst not a positive advantage against his life, or a place of sure retreat to save thine own.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
The hope of him; either,
1. Of the fish, i.e. the hope of taking or conquering him. Or rather,
2. Of the man who laid hands upon him, as hoping to take him by force, but in vain.
Shall not; the prefix he being put for halo, as it is ofttimes in the Hebrew text, as Gen 27:36; 1Sa 2:28; Jer 3:6; Jer 31:20; Eze 20:30.
Even at the sight of him; not only the fight, but the very sight of him is most frightful. Such is the sight of the whale to mariners, who fear the overturning of their vessel. And such is the sight of the crocodile, by which alone some have been affrighted out of their wits.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
9. the hopeof taking him.
cast downwith fear “atthe (mere) sight of him.”
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Behold, the hope of him is in vain,…. Of getting the mastery over him, or of taking him; and yet both crocodiles and whales have been taken; nor is the taking of them to be despaired of; but it seems the “orca”, or the whale with many teeth, has never been taken and killed o;
shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him? the sight of a whale is terrible to mariners, lest their ships should be overturned by it; and some have been so frightened at the sight of a crocodile as to lose their senses: and we read of one that was greatly terrified at seeing the shadow of one; and the creature before mentioned is supposed to be much more terrible p.
o Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 4. p. 846. p Scheuchzer. ib.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(9) Behold the hope of him is in vaini.e., the hope of the rash man who would venture to attack him: at the sight of him, i.e., the infuriated crocodile.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
9. Of him The rash assailant.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Job 41:9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
Ver. 9. Behold, the hope of him is in vain ] Heb. is lying. A man may promise himseff or others to take the whale, but how or when will he effect it? It is a misery to lie languishing at Hope’s Hospital, and after all to be disappointed; to labour all night, and take nothing, &c.
Shall not one be cast down at the sight of him?
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
shall: Deu 28:34, 1Sa 3:11, Isa 28:19, Luk 21:11
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 41:9-10. Behold, the hope of him is in vain That is, the hope of taking, or conquering him. Shall not one be cast down, even at the sight of him? Not only the fight, but the sight of him is most frightful. Such is even the sight of the whale to mariners, who fear the overturning of their vessel. And such is the sight of the crocodile, by which alone some have been frightened out of their senses. None is so fierce Hebrew, , achzer, so resolute, that dare stir him up When he sleepeth or is quiet. This alludes to a custom of this creature, when sated with fish, to come on shore and sleep among the reeds. Who then is able to stand before me? To contend with me his Creator, (as thou Job dost,) when one of my creatures is too hard for him?
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
41:9 Behold, {p} the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him?
(p) That is, that trusts to take him.