Job 41:24

24 Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone.

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 abides in its neck, and dismay dances {before it}.

23 Its flesh's folds of skin cling together; it is cast on it--it will not be moved.

24 Its heart is cast as stone; yes, it is cast as [the] lower millstone.

25 {When it raises itself}, [the] mighty ones are terrified; they retreat because of its thrashing.

26 Reaching it [with the] sword does not avail, [nor] [with the] spear, [the] dart, or [the] javelin.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew "and"