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

19Out of its mouth go flames, sparks of fire shoot forth! 20Smoke streams from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning rushes. Its breath sets coals ablaze and a flame shoots from its mouth. 22Strength lodges in its neck, and despair runs before it. 23The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm on it, immovable.

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 18:8Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.
• Isaiah 30:33For the burial place is already prepared; it has been made deep and wide for the king. The firewood is piled high on it. The Lord’s breath, like a stream flowing with brimstone, will ignite it.
• Habakkuk 3:5Plague goes before him; pestilence marches right behind 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