The Meaning of Job 41:30 Explained

Job 41:30

KJV: Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

YLT: Under him are sharp points of clay, He spreadeth gold on the mire.

Darby: His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

ASV: His underparts are like'sharp potsherds: He spreadeth as it were a threshing-wain upon the mire.

Discover Job 41:30

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 41:30?

MEANING: What does Job 41:30 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 41:30 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 41:30?

What is the context of Job 41:30?

The Lord Challenges Job (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power in the Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord’s Challenge Continues (Job 41:1-34)
Yahweh Interrogates Job Again (Job 41:1-34)
God’s Power Shown in Creatures (Job 41:1-34)
The Lord Speaks (Job 41:1-34)
On Leviathan (Job 41:1-34)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

What does Job 41:30 Mean?

Study Notes

sharp stones
Heb. sharp pieces of potsherd.

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 41:30 mean?

His undersides [are] like sharp potsherds He spreads pointed [marks] in the mire

תַּ֭חְתָּיו חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ יִרְפַּ֖ד חָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי־ טִֽיט

תַּ֭חְתָּיו	His undersides
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: מִתְחָה Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
חַדּ֣וּדֵי	[are] like sharp
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חַדּוּד Sense: sharp, pointed, sharpened.
חָ֑רֶשׂ	potsherds
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֶרֶשׂ Sense: earthenware, clay pottery, shard, potsherd, earthen vessel.
יִרְפַּ֖ד	He spreads
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָפַד Sense: to spread.
חָר֣וּץ	pointed [marks]
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָרוּץ Sense: sharp-pointed, sharp, diligent.
טִֽיט	the mire
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: טִיט Sense: mud, clay, mire, damp dirt.

What are the major concepts related to Job 41:30?

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