Job 41:29

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Job 41:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.
Job 41:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Job 41

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Darts are counted as stubble, etc.] Darts being mentioned before, perhaps something else is meant here, and, according to Ben Gersom, the word signifies an engine out of which stones are cast to batter down walls; but these are of no avail against the leviathan; he laugheth at the shaking of a spear; at him, knowing it cannot hurt him; the crocodile, as Thevenot says f1566, is proof against the halberd. The Septuagint version is, “the shaking of the pyrophorus”, or torch bearer; one that carried a torch before the army, who, when shook, it was a token to begin the battle; which the leviathan being fearless of laughs at it; (see Gill on “Obadiah 1:18”).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Darts--rather, "clubs"; darts have been already mentioned (Job 41:26).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Darts are counted as stubble - The word rendered “darts” (תותח tôthâch) occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures. It is from יתח, obsolete root, “to beat with a club.” The word here probably means clubs. Darts and spears are mentioned before, and the object seems to be to enumerate all the usual, instruments of attack. The singular is used here with a plural verb in a collective sense. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Ch2 26:14 Job 41:30”
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