Job 41:24

24 His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.

Job 41:24 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:24

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of
the nether [millstone].
] Which must be understood not of the substance but of the qualities of it, being bold, courageous, undaunted, and unmerciful; which is true both of the whale and crocodile, and particularly of the crocodile: Aelianus ^F26 relates of one sort of them that they are unmerciful, though elsewhere ^F1, he represents them as fearful.

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FOOTNOTES:

F26 De Animal. l. 12. c. 41.
F1 Ibid. l. 10. c. 24.

Job 41:24 In-Context

22 Strength is in his neck, and fear goes dancing before him.

23 The plates of his flesh are joined together, fixed, and not to be moved.

24 His heart is as strong as a stone, hard as the lower crushing-stone.

25 When he gets ready for the fight, the strong are overcome with fear.

26 The sword may come near him but is not able to go through him; the spear, or the arrow, or the sharp-pointed iron.