God’s Word Translation
Job 41:21
21Its breath sets coals on fire, and a flame pours from its mouth.
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
19Flames shoot from its mouth. Sparks of fire fly from it. 20Smoke comes from its nostrils like a boiling pot heated over brushwood. Its breath sets coals on fire, and a flame pours from its mouth. 22Strength resides in its neck, and power dances in front of it. 23The folds of its flesh stick to each other. They are solid and cannot be moved.
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נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 41:21
- Psalms 18:8Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.
- Isaiah 30:33Topheth was prepared long ago. It was made ready for the king. It was made deep and wide and piled high with plenty of burning logs. The Lord’s breath will be like a flood of burning sulfur, setting it on fire.
- Habakkuk 3:5Diseases go ahead of him. Plagues follow after 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
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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
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