Job 41:25

Job 41:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; at the crashing they are beside themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of his crashings they are beside themselves.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by terror.

Context of Job 41:25

23The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable. 24Its chest is hard as rock, hard as a lower millstone. When it rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before its thrashing. 26The sword that reaches it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin. 27Iron it treats like straw and bronze like rotten wood.

Job 41:25 word by word

מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When he raiseth upשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• himself, the mightyאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• are afraidגּוּרgûr · to dreadH1481
• by reason of breakingsשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
• they purifyחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398

Cross-references for Job 41:25

• Psalms 107:28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
• Jonah 1:4Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

Commentaries on Job 41:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25By reason of breakings they purify themselves - No version, either ancient or modern, appears to have understood this verse; nor is its true sense known. The Septuagint have, "When he turns himself, he terrifies all the quadrupeds on the earth." The original is short and obscure: יתחטאו משברים mishshebarim yithchattau . Mr. Good takes the plural termination ים im, from the first word, of which he makes the noun ים yam, the sea, and thus translates it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25When he raiseth up himself - When he rouses himself for an attack or in self-defense. The mighty are afraid - The Vulgate renders this “anqels.” The meaning is, that he produces alarm on those who are unaccustomed to fear. By reason of breakings they purify themselves - This, though a literal translation, conveys no very clear idea, and this rendering is not necessary. The word rendered “breakings” (שׁבר sheber ) means properly “a breaking, breach…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. he--the crocodile; a type of the awe which the Creator inspires when He rises in wrath. breakings--namely, of the mind, that is, terror. purify themselves--rather, "they wander from the way," that is, flee away bewildered [Maurer and Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:25

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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