Job 41:20

20 (41-11) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, like that of a pot heated and boiling.

Job 41:20 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:20

Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, as [out] of a seething
pot or caldron.
] In which flesh or anything else is boiling. It is observed that there is a likeness between the crocodile and the river horse, and particularly in their breathing ^F21: and of the former it is remarked ^F23, that its nostrils are very large and open, and that they breathe out a fiery smoke, as out of a furnace.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 Plin. l. 48. c. 8. Aristot. Hist. Animal. l. 8. c. 2.
F23 Achilles Statius & Eustathius, apud Scheuchzer: ut supra. (vol. 4. p. 849.)

Job 41:20 In-Context

18 (41-9) His sneezing is like the shining of fire, and his eyes like the eyelids of the morning.

19 (41-10) Out of his mouth go forth lamps, like torches of lighted fire.

20 (41-11) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, like that of a pot heated and boiling.

21 (41-12) His breath kindleth coals, and a flame cometh forth out of his mouth.

22 (41-13) In his neck strength shall dwell, and want goeth before his face.