28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
28 Arrows do not make it flee; slingstones are like chaff to it.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee; for him sling stones are turned to stubble.
28 Arrows don't even make him blink; bullets make no more impression than raindrops.
28 The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him.
28 Arrows cannot make it flee. Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 41:28
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Concerning Leviathan.
The description of the Leviathan, is yet further to convince Job of his own weakness, and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. The Lord, having showed Job how unable he was to deal with the Leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. If such language describes the terrible force of Leviathan, what words can express the power of God's wrath? Under a humbling sense of our own vileness, let us revere the Divine Majesty; take and fill our allotted place, cease from our own wisdom, and give all glory to our gracious God and Saviour. Remembering from whom every good gift cometh, and for what end it was given, let us walk humbly with the Lord.