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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
His breath kindles coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. Hyperbolical expressions, which the above observations may…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
His breath kindleth coals - It seems to be a flame, and to set on fire all around it. So Hesiod, “Theog.” i. 319,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 41:11-34
God, having in the foregoing verses shown Job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, here sets forth his own…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 41:19-21
These verses refer probably to the animal's emergence from the water, when the long-repressed hot breath is blown out…
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