Job 41:9

9 Voici, on est trompé dans son attente; A son seul aspect n'est-on pas terrassé?

Job 41:9 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:9

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 ^F15;

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 ^F16.

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 4. p. 846.
F16 Scheuchzer. ib.

Job 41:9 In-Context

7 Couvriras-tu sa peau de dards, Et sa tête de harpons?

8 Dresse ta main contre lui, Et tu ne t'aviseras plus de l'attaquer.

9 Voici, on est trompé dans son attente; A son seul aspect n'est-on pas terrassé?

10 Nul n'est assez hardi pour l'exciter; Qui donc me résisterait en face?

11 De qui suis-je le débiteur? Je le paierai. Sous le ciel tout m'appartient.