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

19Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out. 20Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth. 22“The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck strikes terror wherever it goes. 23Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated.

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 poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
• Isaiah 30:33Topheth—the place of burning— has long been ready for the Assyrian king; the pyre is piled high with wood. The breath of the Lord, like fire from a volcano, will set it ablaze.
• Habakkuk 3:5Pestilence marches before him; plague follows close behind.

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