King James Version
Job 41:21 in the King James Version says “His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.” — study this verse from Job chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.”
Job 41:21 · KJV
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
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
KJV Study — Public Domain
“His breath”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and a flame”
H3851a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon
“of his mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“goeth out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
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