KJV ORIGINAL
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Arrows cannot make him run away; stones from slings bounce off him like pieces of straw.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes a creature so powerful and well-protected that even the strongest weapons are completely useless against it.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of God's lengthy description of Leviathan, a fearsome sea creature, in His response to Job's questions about suffering and God's justice. In the ancient world, arrows and sling stones were among the most effective long-range weapons available to warriors and hunters. God is using this creature as an example of His supreme creative power.
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