Bible Strands
Job 41:29
A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job in a monologue detailing the physical invulnerability of Leviathan. The description occurs mid-speech as God contrasts human military might with the creature's impenetrable hide.
The words — The Hebrew נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ (nech.she.Vu) means "they are regarded," paired with קַשׁ (kash), literally "chaff" or "straw."
The thread — The motif of weapons being treated as worthless continues in Job 41:28 with slingstones, while 2 Chronicles 26:14 lists the standard shields, spears, and slingstones Uzziah equipped his army with.
Why it lands — The text states that heavy clubs and javelins hold no weight against Leviathan, requiring the reader to acknowledge the absolute limits of human weaponry and the creature's divinely granted invincibility.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 26:14 Uzziah supplied the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, armor, bows, and slingstones.