Job 41:20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
Job 41:20 in other translations
| BSB | Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds. |
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| WEB | Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds. |
| ASV | Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes. |
| YLT | Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds. |
| DARBY | Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron. |
| BBE | Smoke comes out of his nose, like a pot boiling on the fire. |
| Webster | Out of his nostrils issueth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. |
What does Job 41:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Job 41:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Job 41:20
- Jeremiah 1:13-14
And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
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Context
- Job 41:19
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
- Job 41:20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
- Job 41:21
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
Job 41:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De sus narices sale humo, como de una olla ó caldero que hierve. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La flèche ne le met pas en fuite; les pierres de fronde se changent pour lui en du chaume. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wie Stoppeln gilt ihm die Keule, und er verlacht das Sausen des Wurfspießes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quasi stipulam æstimabit malleum, et deridebit vibrantem hastam. |