Job 41:20

Job 41:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
• New International Version (NIV)Smoke pours from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.

Context of Job 41:20

18When Leviathan breathes out loudly, bright light shines from its nose. Its eyes shine like the red sun at dawn. 19Fire comes out from its mouth. Bright flames shoot out! Smoke pours out from its nose, like reeds that burn under a pot. 21Its breath is hot enough to light a fire! Flames pour out of its mouth. 22Its neck is very strong. Wherever it goes, people shake with fear.

Job 41:20 word by word

מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Out of his nostrilsנָחִירnechîyr · nostrilH5156
• goethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• smokeעָשָׁן‛âshân · smokeH6227
• of a seethingנָפַחnâphach · to breatheH5301
• potדּוּדdûd · potH1731
• or caldronאַגְמֹן'agmôn · bulrushH100

Cross-references for Job 41:20

• Jeremiah 1:13The Lord asked me again. ‘What do you see?’ I replied, ‘I see in the north a pot with boiling water in it. It will pour its water in this direction.’ The Lord said,

Commentaries on Job 41:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Out of his nostrils goeth smoke - See the quotations on Job 41:19. This appearance of the crocodile, or alligator, has been often noticed. Bertram, in his “Travels in North and South Carolina,” p. 116, says, “While I was seeking a place of rest, I encountered an alligator that in the neighboring lake rushed through the canes that grew on its banks. He inflated his enormous body, and swung his tail high in the air. A thick smoke streamed from his wide-open…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. seething--boiling: literally, "blown under," under which a fire is blown.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:20

• God

In the dictionaries

• Seething pot
• Basket
• Comely
• Iron
• Lay
• Leap
• Leviathan
• Caldron
• Kettle
• Night-Monster

Commentaries on Job 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary