Job 41:31
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
Job 41:31 in other translations
| BSB | He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. |
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| WEB | He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. |
| ASV | He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. |
| YLT | He causeth to boil as a pot the deep, The sea he maketh as a pot of ointment. |
| DARBY | He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment; |
| BBE | The deep is boiling like a pot of spices, and the sea like a perfume-vessel. |
| Webster | He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. |
What does Job 41:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot - This is occasioned by strongly agitating the waters at or near the bottom; and the froth which arises to the top from this agitation may have the appearance of ointment. But several travelers say that the crocodile has a very strong scent of musk, and that he even imparts this smell to the water through which he passes, and therefore the text may be taken literally. This property of the crocodile has been noticed by several writers.
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Job 41:31 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Job 41:30
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
- Job 41:31
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
- Job 41:32
He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.
Job 41:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hace hervir como una olla la profunda mar, y tórnala como una olla de ungüento. |
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