New King James Version
Job 41:32
32He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair.
Job 41:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
- New International Version (NIV)It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had white hair.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The water glistens in its wake, making the sea look white.
Context of Job 41:32
30His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire. 31He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair. 33On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear. 34He beholds every high thing; He is king over all the children of pride.”
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אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Job 41:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32He maketh a path to shine after him - In certain states of the weather a rapid motion through the water disengages many sparks of phosphoric fire. I have seen this at sea; once particularly, on a fine clear night, with a good breeze, in a fast-sailing vessel, I leaned over the stern, and watched this phenomenon for hours. The wake of the vessel was like a stream of fire; millions of particles of fire were disengaged by the ship's swift motion through the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32He maketh a path to shine after him - This refers doubtless to the white foam of the waters through which he passes. If this were spoken of some monster that commonly resides in the ocean, it would not be unnatural to suppose that it refers to the phosphoric light such as is observed when the waters are agitated, or when a vessel passes rapidly through them. If it refers, however, to the crocodile, the allusion must be understood of the hoary appearance…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. path--the foam on his track. hoary--as hair of the aged.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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