Job 41:20

20 Smoke pours out of its nose. It is like smoke from a boiling pot over burning grass.

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 The leviathan's snorting throws out flashes of light. Its eyes shine like the first light of day.

19 Fire seems to spray out of its mouth. Sparks of fire shoot out.

20 Smoke pours out of its nose. It is like smoke from a boiling pot over burning grass.

21 Its breath sets coals on fire. Flames fly out of its mouth.

22 Its neck is very strong. People run to get out of its way.