Bible verse
Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
Job 41:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 41.
1 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3 Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
4 Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
5 Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
6 Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
KJV
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
ASV
Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
ERV
Canst thou put a rope into his nose? or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
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