18 His sneezes flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the (A)eye of dawn.
19 From his mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
20 From his nostrils smoke goes out
As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.
21 His breath sets coals aglow,
And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22 In his neck dwells strength,
And dismay leaps before him.
23 The folds of his flesh are joined together,
Firm and immovable on him.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone,
And as firm as a lower millstone.
25 When he rises up, the [a]mighty are afraid;
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
26 The sword that reaches him cannot [b]prevail,
Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.
27 He regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.
28 The [c]arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
29 Clubs are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 41:25 Or gods
  2. Job 41:26 Lit rise
  3. Job 41:28 Lit son of the bow

18 Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
    its eyes are like the rays of dawn.(A)
19 Flames(B) stream from its mouth;
    sparks of fire shoot out.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils(C)
    as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
21 Its breath(D) sets coals ablaze,
    and flames dart from its mouth.(E)
22 Strength(F) resides in its neck;
    dismay goes before it.
23 The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
    they are firm and immovable.
24 Its chest is hard as rock,
    hard as a lower millstone.(G)
25 When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;(H)
    they retreat before its thrashing.(I)
26 The sword that reaches it has no effect,
    nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.(J)
27 Iron it treats like straw(K)
    and bronze like rotten wood.
28 Arrows do not make it flee;(L)
    slingstones are like chaff to it.
29 A club seems to it but a piece of straw;(M)
    it laughs(N) at the rattling of the lance.

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