The Meaning of Job 41:11 Explained

Job 41:11

KJV: Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

YLT: Who hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it is mine.

Darby: Who hath first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

ASV: Who hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Discover Job 41:11

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 41:11?

MEANING: What does Job 41:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 41:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 41:11?

What is the context of Job 41:11?

The Lord Challenges Job (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power in the Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord’s Challenge Continues (Job 41:1-34)
Yahweh Interrogates Job Again (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power Shown in Creatures (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord Speaks (Job 41:1-34)
On Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him? whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.

What does Job 41:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 41:1-34 - The Parable Of The Crocodile

The last paragraph described the hippopotamus; the whole of this chapter is devoted to the crocodile. In a series of striking questions the voice of the Almighty suggests his greatness. He is not an animal with whom you can play, or to whom you can speak soft words, or whose skin can be reached withsharpened weapons. His scales, Job 41:12-17; his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, Job 41:18-24; his fearlessness of human attack, Job 41:25-29; his power to lash the sea into a fury, making it to boil, Job 41:30-34 -each of these features is described in graphic terms.

As before, it is clear that the object is to throw into strong contrast the puniness and littleness of man. We may not be so much given to speculations about the organic world in which we live. But we are able to appreciate the argument. Surely He who tells the number of the stars, and weighs the mountains in scales, will have His pathway through the deep, and His footsteps in mighty waters. Being all that He is, He cannot but baffle the eye of man, but the heart can fully trust Him. We know that He does all things well. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 41

¹ Of God's great power in the leviathan

What do the individual words in Job 41:11 mean?

Who has preceded Me that I should pay [him] under Everything heaven Mine is

מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כָּל־ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי־ הֽוּא

הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי	has preceded Me
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: קָדַם Sense: to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before.
וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם	that I should pay [him]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect, first person common singular Root: שָׁלֵם Sense: .
תַּ֖חַת	under
Parse: Preposition Root: מִתְחָה Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
כָּל־	Everything
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	heaven
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
לִי־	Mine
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular

What are the major concepts related to Job 41:11?

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