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

19From his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth. 20From his nostrils smoke goes out As from a boiling pot and burning reeds. His breath sets coals aglow, And a flame goes forth from his mouth. 22In his neck dwells strength, And dismay leaps before him. 23The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm and immovable on him.

Job 41:21 word by word

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear

• His breathנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315
• setsלָהַטlâhaţ · to kindleH3857
• coalsגַּחֶ֫לֶתgechel gacheleth · coalH1513
• And a flameלַ֫הַבlahab · flameH3851
• goesיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Job 41:21

• Psalms 18:8Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals burned from it.
• Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been ready, Indeed, it has been prepared for the king. He has made it deep and large, A pyre of fire with plenty of wood; The breath of the Lord, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire.
• Habakkuk 3:5Before Him goes plague, And plague comes forth 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

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