Job 41:21 Explained in Context

Verse 11. ¹¹ Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

Verse 12. ¹² I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Verse 13. ¹³ Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

Verse 14. ¹⁴ Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

Verse 15. ¹⁵ His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Verse 16. ¹⁶ One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

Verse 17. ¹⁷ They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

Verse 18. ¹⁸ By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Verse 19. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

Verse 20. ²⁰ Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

Verse 21. ²¹ His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Verse 22. ²² In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

Verse 23. ²³ The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

Verse 24. ²⁴ His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

Verse 25. ²⁵ When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

Verse 26. ²⁶ The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

Verse 27. ²⁷ He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

Verse 28. ²⁸ The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

Verse 29. ²⁹ Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

Verse 30. ³⁰ Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Verse 31. ³¹ He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

Verse 32. ³² He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

Verse 33. ³³ Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

Verse 34. ³⁴ He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.