Job 41:12

I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God addresses Job, continuing his rhetorical monologue about the creature Leviathan to assert His absolute authority over creation.

The words — אַחֲרִישׁ ('a.cha.Rish) means "I will keep silent," and גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת (ge.vu.Rot) translates to "strengths" or "powers."

The thread — This declaration of unchallengeable ownership parallels Genesis 1:25, where God establishes all earthly creatures according to their kinds.

Why it lands — The text states God cannot remain silent regarding Leviathan’s physical structure and might, demanding Job acknowledge that all power under heaven belongs to God alone.

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The Hebrew words

לֽוֹl/o-to/ itאַחֲרִ֥ישׁ'a.cha.RishI will keep silent בַּדָּ֑יוba.Da/vlimbs/ its וּדְבַר־u./de.var-and/ [the] matter of גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹתge.vu.Rotstrength<s>וְחִ֣יןve./Chinand/ [the] grace of עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃er.K/oarrangement/ its

King James Version

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Cross-references

Genesis 1:25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.