Key Verse Spotlight
Job 41:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as {out} of a seething pot or caldron.”
Job 41:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes {are} like the eyelids of the morning.
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, {and} sparks of fire leap out.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as {out} of a seething pot or caldron.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. {is turned into joy: Heb. rejoiceth}
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