Bible Strands
Job 41:34
He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job during His whirlwind discourse, concluding the description of the Leviathan’s invincible nature after noting the creature’s lack of fear in verse 33.
The words — `גָּבֹ֥הַּ` (ga.Vo.ah) means "exalted [one]" and `מֶ֣לֶךְ` (Me.lekh) means "[is] king."
The thread — The motif of supreme authority over the proud runs through Ezekiel 29:3, Psalms 73:6, and Job 26:12.
Why it lands — The text states the subject surveys the exalted and reigns over the proud, requiring the reader to acknowledge a fixed hierarchy of power without contest.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 29:3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
- Psalms 73:6 Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
- Job 26:12 By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- Job 28:8 Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
- Exodus 5:2 But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- Psalms 73:10 So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.
- Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Revelation 12:1 And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed in the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
- Revelation 13:2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
- Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.