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Job 41:31 Cross-References
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“He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.”
Job 41:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 41:31
God describes Leviathan's effect on water. 'He maketh the deep to boil like a pot' (yartiach ke-sir metsulah, יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה) depicts violent water disturbance from the creature's movement. 'Maketh the sea like a pot of ointment' (yam yasim ka-merqachah, יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה) suggests the water becomes like mixed or churned perfume—roiling, bubbling, transformed. The dual imagery of boiling pot and churned ointment emphasizes both violent disturbance and the mixing of previously calm waters. Theologically, Leviathan represents chaos challenging God's ordering of creation—the...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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