Job 41:28

Modern

No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.

Traditional

The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Literal

The son of the bow cannot make him flee; the stones of the sling are turned over before him like stubble.

Latin

Non fugabit eum vir sagittarius: in stipulam versi sunt ei lapides fundæ.

Hebrew

English

No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him.

Theme notes and profiles

Habakkuk 1:10
They scoff at kings and make rulers an object of scorn. They laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
Job 39:7
He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.