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Job 41:22
Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job in the whirlwind discourse, describing the physical invincibility of Leviathan. The words — עֹז ('oz) means strength, and דְאָבָה (de'abah) means dismay. The text states strength lodges in the creature's neck and dismay leaps before it. The thread — The neck strength imagery runs parallel to Job 39:19's question about the horse and Job 40:16's focus on muscular power. The theme of confronting an unstoppable force echoes the ransom language in Hosea 13:14. Why it lands — It demands recognition of a physical power that human force cannot match or intimidate. The reader must acknowledge divine sovereignty over creatures that inspire terror.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
Cross-references
- Job 39:19 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
- Job 40:16 See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
- Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”