Job 41 · Verse 11

Job 41:11

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
Job 41:11, King James Version

Job 41:11 in other translations

BSBWho has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine.
WEBWho has first given to me, that I should repay him? Everything under the heavens is mine.
ASVWho hath first given unto me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
YLTWho hath brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it is mine.
DARBYWho hath first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
BBEWho ever went against me, and got the better of me? There is no one under heaven!
WebsterWho hath first benefited me, that I should repay him? whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.

What does Job 41:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. prevented--done Me a favor first: anticipated Me with service (Psa 21:3). None can call Me to account ("stand before Me," Job 41:10) as unjust, because I have withdrawn favors from him (as in Job's case): for none has laid Me under a prior obligation by conferring on Me something which was not already My own. What can man give to Him who possesses all, including man himself? Man cannot constrain the creature to be his "servant" (Job 41:4), much less the Creator.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Who hath prevented me - Who is it that hath laid me under obligation to him? Do I need my creatures? All under the heavens is my property.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Job 41:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
הִ֭קְדִּימַנִיHik.di.ma.nihas he confronted meH6923
וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑םva.'a.sha.Lemand I may repayH7999
תַּ֖חַתTa.chatunderH8478
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
לִי\־li-[belongs] to me
הֽוּא\׃Hu'itH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 41:11

  • Romans 11:35

    Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

  • Psalms 24:1

    A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:11-14

    Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • Job 35:7

    If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

  • Deuteronomy 10:14

    Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

  • Psalms 50:12

    If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:26

    For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

  • Exodus 19:5

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

  • Job 22:2-3

    Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

  • 1 Corinthians 10:28

    But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

  • Psalms 115:16

    The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

  • Psalms 21:3

    For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Who.
22:2,3; 35:7; Ps 21:3; Ro 11:35
whatsoever.
Ex 19:5; De 10:14; 1Ch 29:11-14; Ps 24:1; 50:12; 115:16
1Co 10:26,28

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Context

  • Job 41:10

    None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

  • Job 41:11

    Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

  • Job 41:12

    I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

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Job 41:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Quién me ha anticipado, para que yo restituya? Todo lo que hay debajo del cielo es mío.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Des flammes sortent de sa gueule; des étincelles de feu s’en échappent;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Aus seinen Nüstern fährt Rauch, wie aus einem siedenden Topfe und Kessel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
De naribus ejus procedit fumus, sicut ollæ succensæ atque ferventis.