Job 41:23
“The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. Which must be understood not of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The flakes of his flesh are joined together - Margin, “fallings.” The Hebrew word used here means anything “falling,” or…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The flakes of his flesh - His muscles are strongly and firmly compacted.
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, 1882–1921
The verse reads,
The flakes of his flesh cleave fast together;
It is firm upon him, it is not moved.
The "flakes" of…