The Meaning of Job 41:25 Explained

Job 41:25

KJV: When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

YLT: From his rising are the mighty afraid, From breakings they keep themselves free.

Darby: When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.

ASV: When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: By reason of consternation they are beside themselves.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When he raiseth up  himself, the mighty  are afraid:  by reason of breakings  they purify  themselves. 

What does Job 41:25 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 41:25 mean?

When he raises himself up are afraid the mighty because of his crashings they are beside themselves
מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ

מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ  When  he  raises  himself  up 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׂאֵת 
Sense: elevation, exaltation, dignity, swelling, uprising.
יָג֣וּרוּ  are  afraid 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: גּוּר 
Sense: to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely.
אֵלִ֑ים  the  mighty 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים  because  of  his  crashings 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שֶׁבֶר 
Sense: breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering.
יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ  they  are  beside  themselves 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָטָא 
Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.

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