20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
20 Smoke pours from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
20 Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
20 Smoke erupts from his nostrils like steam from a boiling pot.
20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
20 Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 41:20
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Concerning Leviathan.
The description of the Leviathan, is yet further to convince Job of his own weakness, and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan be a whale or a crocodile, is disputed. The Lord, having showed Job how unable he was to deal with the Leviathan, sets forth his own power in that mighty creature. If such language describes the terrible force of Leviathan, what words can express the power of God's wrath? Under a humbling sense of our own vileness, let us revere the Divine Majesty; take and fill our allotted place, cease from our own wisdom, and give all glory to our gracious God and Saviour. Remembering from whom every good gift cometh, and for what end it was given, let us walk humbly with the Lord.