Key Verse Spotlight
Job 41:23 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. {flakes: Heb. fallings}”
Job 41:23
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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}
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. {flakes: Heb. fallings}
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether {millstone}.
When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
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