Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 41:9
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Job41:9
9. Behold, the hope of him , is in vain: shall not one be cast down, even at the sight of him ?
Either, 1. of the Fish, i. e. the hope of taking or conquering him. Or, rather 2. of the Man who laid hands upon him as hoping to take him by force, but in vain.
The prefix He being put for Halo, as it is oft-times in the Hebrew Text, as Gen. 27. 36. 1 Sam. 2. 28. Ier. 3. 6. & 31. 20. Ezek. 20. 30.
Not onely the fight, but the very fight of him is most frightful. Such is the sight of the Whale to Mariners, who fear the overturning of their Vessel. And such is the sight of the Crocodile, by which alone some have been affrighted out of their wits.
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