Job 41:33
in Job 41Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!
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ASV
Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
KJV
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
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This verse in Job 41
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThere is no power upon earth, which can be compared to him. Who was made to fear no one. 39. His power upon earth is said to be preeminent over all, because though he has fallen below men by the merit of his doings, yet he transcends the whole human race by the condition of his angelic nature.
This site's exposition
Nothing on earth is his equal
on Job 41:33-34
The last line gives the portrait's title, “he is king over all the proud”. Most older commentators read it of the mightiest beast, while followers of Gregory the Great in the Morals read it of pride itself. Henry notes the speeches end here, and Job's answer opens the next chapter.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Just as Leviathan cannot be overcome either by man in the sea or by some creature in the sea, so he cannot be overcome by any land animal, and so he says, "There is no power on earth comparable to him." For there is no …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Upon the earth there is not his like,....
No creature in this world is comparable to him for strength and terror. Or the earth is here distinguished from the sea: His dominion is not upon the earth (so some), but in the waters.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Upon earth there is not his like - Hebrew, “Upon the dust.” The meaning is, that no other animal can be compared with him; or the land does not produce such a monster as this. For size, strength, ferocity, courage, and formidableness, no animal will hear a comparison with him. This can be true only of some such fierce creature as the crocodile. Who is made without fear - Margin, “Or, behave themselves with fear.” The meaning is, that he is created not to be afraid; he has no dread of others In this respect he is unlike other animals.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Upon earth there is not his like - There is no creature among terrestrial animals so thoroughly dangerous, so exceedingly strong, and so difficult to be wounded or slain. Who is made without fear - Perhaps there is no creature who is at all acquainted with man, so totally destitute of fear as the crocodile.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵֽין־ | ʾein- | not | H369 → | 789 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [is] on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עָפָ֥ר | ʾafar | [the] dust | H6083 → | 110 times |
| מָשְׁל֑וֹ | mashelo | likeness its | H4915 → | |
| הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ | heasu | the [one] made | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לִבְלִי־ | livli- | for not | H1097 → | 58 times |
| חָֽת׃ | chat | fear | H2844 → |
אֵֽין־not
ʾein-H369 →789 times
עַל־[is] on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
עָפָ֥ר[the] dust
ʾafarH6083 →110 times
מָשְׁל֑וֹlikeness its
masheloH4915 →
הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּthe [one] made
heasuH6213 →2628 times
לִבְלִי־for not
livli-H1097 →58 times
חָֽת׃fear
chatH2844 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Job 40:19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
it leads to
- Psalms 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- Psalms 7:12
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
- Job 26:13
By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
- Psalms 104:24
About Job
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Gregory the Dialogist, Morals on the Book of Job, Book XXXIV; Gregory the Great, Morals on the Book of Job; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Job.