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Job 41:12
12Smoke pours from his nostrils, as a boiling pot over burning reeds.
Job 41:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
- New International Version (NIV)“I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs, its strength and its graceful form.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.
Context of Job 41:12
10“He sneezes out flashes of light; his eyes are like the eyelids of dawn. 11Out of his mouth go flames, sparks of fire shoot out. Smoke pours from his nostrils, as a boiling pot over burning reeds. 13His breath sets coals ablaze and flames dart from his mouth. 14“Strength resides in his neck; dismay runs before him.
Read all of Job 41Job 41:12 word by word
לֽוֹ אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Job 41:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will not conceal his parts - This is most certainly no just translation of the original. The Vulgate is to this effect: I will not spare him: nor yield to his powerful words, framed for the purpose of entreaty. Mr. Good applies it to leviathan: - "I cannot be confounded at his limbs and violence; The strength and structure of his frame." The Creator cannot be intimidated at the most formidable of his own works: man may and should tremble; God cannot.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will not conceal his parts - This is the commencement of a more particular description of the animal than had been before given. In the previous part of the chapter, the remarks are general, speaking of it merely as one of great power, and not to be taken by any of the ordinary methods. A description follows of the various parts of the animal, all tending to confirm this general impression, and to fill the hearer with a deep conviction of his formidable…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. I will not conceal--a resumption of the description broken off by the digression, which formed an agreeable change. his power--literally, "the way," that is, true proportion or expression of his strength (so Hebrew, De 19:4). comely proportion--literally, "the comeliness of his structure" (his apparatus: so "suit of apparel" Jud 17:10) [Maurer]. Umbreit translates, "his armor." But that follows after.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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