Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It makes the depths churn like a boiling caldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment. New Living Translation “Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. English Standard Version He makes the deep boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. Berean Standard Bible He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. King James Bible He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. New King James Version He makes the deep boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. New American Standard Bible “He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. NASB 1995 “He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. NASB 1977 “He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment. Legacy Standard Bible It makes the depths boil like a pot; It makes the sea like a jar of ointment. Amplified Bible “He makes the deep water boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a [foaming] pot of ointment. Christian Standard Bible He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like an ointment jar. Holman Christian Standard Bible He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like an ointment jar. American Standard Version He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. Contemporary English Version And when it swims down deep, the sea starts churning like boiling oil, English Revised Version He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like ointment. GOD'S WORD® Translation It makes the deep sea boil like a pot. It stirs up the ocean like a boiling kettle. Good News Translation He churns up the sea like boiling water and makes it bubble like a pot of oil. International Standard Version He causes the deep to boil like water in a pot, and churns the sea like one stirs ointment. Majority Standard Bible He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. NET Bible It makes the deep boil like a cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment, New Heart English Bible He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. Webster's Bible Translation He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. World English Bible He makes the deep to boil like a pot. He makes the sea like a pot of ointment. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe causes the deep to boil as a pot, "" He makes the sea as a pot of ointment. Young's Literal Translation He causeth to boil as a pot the deep, The sea he maketh as a pot of ointment. Smith's Literal Translation He will cause the deep to boil as a pot: he will set the sea as ointment. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe shall make the deep sea to boil like a pot, and shall make it as when ointments boil. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible He makes the depths boil like a pot; he makes the sea like a perfume bottle. New Revised Standard Version It makes the deep boil like a pot; it makes the sea like a pot of ointment. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe laughs at the spear; he is at home in the deep as if he were on the dry land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the deep is considered like dry land to him OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; He maketh the sea like a seething mixture. Brenton Septuagint Translation He makes the deep boil like a brazen caldron; and he regards the sea as a pot of ointment, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Power Shown in Leviathan…30His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge. 31He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. 32He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!… Cross References Psalm 104:25-26 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. Psalm 74:13-14 You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. Ezekiel 32:2 “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ Isaiah 51:9-10 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? Psalm 107:23-30 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. / They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. / For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. ... Genesis 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. Psalm 89:9-10 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. / You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. Isaiah 43:16-17 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: Psalm 148:7 Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths, Matthew 8:24-27 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ... Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” Revelation 13:1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. Revelation 12:3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads. Treasury of Scripture He makes the deep to boil like a pot: he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. Job 41:20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. Jump to Previous Boil Boiling Caldron Causeth Deep Depths Jar Makes Maketh Mixture Ointment Pot Sea Seething Spices StirsJump to Next Boil Boiling Caldron Causeth Deep Depths Jar Makes Maketh Mixture Ointment Pot Sea Seething Spices StirsJob 41 1. Of God's great power in the leviathanHe makes the depths boil This phrase vividly portrays the immense power and majesty of the creature described in Job 41, often identified as Leviathan. The Hebrew word for "depths" (תְּהוֹם, tehom) refers to the deep waters or the abyss, symbolizing chaos and the unknown. The imagery of boiling suggests a violent disturbance, emphasizing Leviathan's ability to disrupt the natural order. In a broader theological context, this reflects God's sovereignty over creation, as even the most fearsome creatures are under His control. The boiling depths can also symbolize the trials and tribulations that God allows, which ultimately serve His divine purposes. like a cauldron he stirs the sea like a pot of ointment Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He makes the depthsמְצוּלָ֑ה (mə·ṣū·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4688: A deep place seethe יַרְתִּ֣יחַ (yar·tî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7570: To boil like a cauldron; כַּסִּ֣יר (kas·sîr) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 5518: A pot, a thorn, a hook he makes יָשִׂ֥ים (yā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the sea יָ֝֗ם (yām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin like a jar of ointment. כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ (kam·mer·qā·ḥāh) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4841: A seasoning, an unguentkettle Links Job 41:31 NIVJob 41:31 NLT Job 41:31 ESV Job 41:31 NASB Job 41:31 KJV Job 41:31 BibleApps.com Job 41:31 Biblia Paralela Job 41:31 Chinese Bible Job 41:31 French Bible Job 41:31 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 41:31 He makes the deep to boil like (Jb) |
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