Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Hook - rather, a rope of rushes х 'agmown (H100)].
Thorn - rather, a ring or hook х chowach (H2336)]. So wild beasts were led about when caught (Isaiah 37:29; Ezekiel 29:4); fish also were secured thus, and thrown into the water, to keep them alive.