Job 41:21

Job 41:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth.

Context of Job 41:21

19Fire comes out from its mouth. Bright flames shoot out! 20Smoke pours out from its nose, like reeds that burn under a pot. Its 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. 23There are no weak places in its skin. Its skin is as hard as iron.

Job 41:21 word by word

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His breathנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• kindlethלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• and a flameלַ֫הַבlahab · flameH3851
• goeth outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Job 41:21

• Psalms 18:8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.
• Isaiah 30:33The Lord has already prepared a place to burn the bodies of the dead people. It is ready for the king of Assyria! There is a place for him that is deep and wide. There is plenty of wood for the fire. The Lord's breath will be like a stream of hot sulphur. He will breathe out on the heap of wood and the fire will burn!
• Habakkuk 3:5As he marches to war, bad disease marches with him.

Commentaries on Job 41:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21His breath kindleth coals - It seems to be a flame, and to set on fire all around it. So Hesiod, “Theog.” i. 319, describing the creation of the Chimera, speaks of it as ́ ̓́ ͂ pneousan amaimaketon pur unquenchable fire,” So Virgil, “Georg.” ii. 140: Haec loca non tauri spirantes naribus ignem Invertere. “Bulls breathing fire these furrows ne‘er have known.” Warton A similar phrase is found in a sublime description of the anger of the Almighty, in Psalm…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. kindleth coals--poetical imagery (Psa 18:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:21

• God

In the dictionaries

• Coal
• Comely
• Iron
• Lay
• Leap
• Leviathan
• Flame
• Forth
• 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