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Job 41:30–31

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30†Sharp stones are under him:

He spreadeth gsharp pointed things upon the mire.

31He maketh hthe deep to iboil like a pot:

He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. Sharp pieces of the potsherd. Comp. 1 Sam. 17:40. ch. 30:6 in the Heb.
  2. hDistinguished in Ex. 15:5.
  3. iSee ch. 30:27.

Cross references

  1. gIsai. 28:27. & 41:15. Amos 1:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

His underparts are like sharp potsherds;

he spreads himself like a threshing sledge on the mire.

He makes the deep boil like a pot;

he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Its undersides are jagged potsherds,

leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron

and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

His undersides are jagged potsherds,

spreading the mud like a threshing sledge.

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron;

he makes the sea like an ointment jar.

NLTNew Living Translation

Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass.

It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud.

“Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion.

It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Its underparts are shards of a potsherd;

it moves over mud like a threshing sledge.

It makes the deep boil like a cooking pot;

it makes the sea like a pot of ointment.