The Meaning of Job 41:21 Explained

Job 41:21

KJV: His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

YLT: His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.

Darby: His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

ASV: His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

Discover Job 41:21

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 41:21?

MEANING: What does Job 41:21 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 41:21 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 41:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

His breath  kindleth  coals,  and a flame  goeth out  of his mouth. 

What does Job 41:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 41:1-34 - The Parable Of The Crocodile
The last paragraph described the hippopotamus; the whole of this chapter is devoted to the crocodile. In a series of striking questions the voice of the Almighty suggests his greatness. He is not an animal with whom you can play, or to whom you can speak soft words, or whose skin can be reached withsharpened weapons. His scales, Job 41:12-17; his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, Job 41:18-24; his fearlessness of human attack, Job 41:25-29; his power to lash the sea into a fury, making it to boil, Job 41:30-34 -each of these features is described in graphic terms.
As before, it is clear that the object is to throw into strong contrast the puniness and littleness of man. We may not be so much given to speculations about the organic world in which we live. But we are able to appreciate the argument. Surely He who tells the number of the stars, and weighs the mountains in scales, will have His pathway through the deep, and His footsteps in mighty waters. Being all that He is, He cannot but baffle the eye of man, but the heart can fully trust Him. We know that He does all things well. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 41

1  Of God's great power in the leviathan

What do the individual words in Job 41:21 mean?

His breath coals kindles and a flame of his mouth goes out
נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ  His  breath 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
גֶּחָלִ֣ים  coals 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: גַּחַל 
Sense: coal, burning coal, coals of fire, hot coals.
תְּלַהֵ֑ט  kindles 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: לָהַט 
Sense: to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame.
וְ֝לַ֗הַב  and  a  flame 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: לַהַב  
Sense: flame, blade.
מִפִּ֥יו  of  his  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
יֵצֵֽא  goes  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.

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