Job 41:17

17 "They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be separated.

Job 41:17 Meaning and Commentary

Job 41:17

They are joined one to another
One scale to another, or "a man in his brother" ^F8: which may seem to favour the notion of the whale's teeth in the sockets, which exactly answer to one another; but the next clause will by no means agree with them;

they stick together, that they cannot be sundered:
whereas they easily be, at least by the creature itself; but the scales of a crocodile are so closely joined and sealed together, that there is no parting them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (whyxab vya) "vir in fratre suo"; Montanus.

Job 41:17 In-Context

15 "His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.

16 "One is so near to another That no air can come between them.

17 "They are joined one to another; They clasp each other and cannot be separated.

18 "His sneezes flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

19 "Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.