Job 41:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and [burning] rushes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־קָ֑שֶׁת לְ֝קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃

Transliteration

Lōʾ-yaḇrîḥennû ben-qāšeṯ ləqaš nehpəḵû-lô ʾaḇnê-qālaʿ

Grammar Details

*Lōʾ*-*yaḇrîḥennû*: negative particle with hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - not causes him to flee
*ben*-*qāšeṯ*: noun construct with noun - son of bow/arrow
*ləqaš*: preposition with noun, masculine singular - to stubble
*nehpəḵû*-*lô*: niphal perfect, 3rd common plural with preposition and 3rd masculine singular suffix - they are turned to him
*ʾaḇnê*-*qālaʿ*: noun, plural construct with noun - stones of sling

Word Meanings

*yaḇrîḥennû*: causes him to flee/makes him run away/drives him away
*ben*-*qāšeṯ*: son of bow/arrow/archer
*qāšeṯ*: bow
*ləqaš*: stubble/straw
*nehpəḵû*: they are turned/they are changed/they become
*ʾaḇnê*-*qālaʿ*: stones of sling/slingstones

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Jer 1:13-14 : 13 And the word of Jehovah came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a boiling caldron; and the face thereof is from the north. 14 Then Jehovah said unto me, Out of the north evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 41:21-22
2 verses
89%
21His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
22In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him.
Job 41:18-19
2 verses
87%
18His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
19Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.
2 Sam 22:9
85%
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Ps 18:8
85%
8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Job 41:31
73%
31He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
Job 15:30
72%
30He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, And by the breath of [God's] mouth shall he go away.
Isa 9:18
72%
18For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
2 Sam 22:13
71%
13At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
Job 39:20
71%
20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
Isa 30:27-28
2 verses
70%
27Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;
28and his breath is as an overflowing stream, that reacheth even unto the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction: and a bridle that causeth to err [shall be] in the jaws of the peoples.
Job 40:24
70%
24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Job 20:25-26
2 verses
70%
25He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.
26All darkness is laid up for his treasures: A fire not blown [by man] shall devour him; It shall consume that which is left in his tent.
Job 4:9
70%
9By the breath of God they perish, And by the blast of his anger are they consumed.
Ps 97:3
69%
3A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about.
Isa 34:9-10
2 verses
69%
9And the streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever; from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Isa 33:11
69%
11Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
Job 37:2
69%
2Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, And the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
Ps 83:14
69%
14As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire,
Hab 3:5
69%
5Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Job 37:9
69%
9Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
Rev 9:17-18
2 verses
69%
17And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates [as] of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the {G2776} {G2462} heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.
18By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and {G1537} the smoke and the {G1537} brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.
Job 41:2
69%
2Canst thou put a rope into his nose? Or pierce his jaw through with a hook?
Job 36:33
68%
33The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning [the storm] that cometh up.
Job 18:5
68%
5Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Nah 1:5-6
2 verses
68%
5The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt; and the earth is upheaved at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by him.
Rev 9:2
68%
2And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Job 39:24
68%
24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
Ps 102:3
68%
3For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
Isa 64:2
68%
2as when fire kindleth the brushwood, [and] the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
Job 41:14-15
2 verses
68%
14Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
15[ His] strong scales are [his] pride, Shut up together [as with] a close seal.
2 Sam 22:16
68%
16Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Ps 104:32
67%
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Isa 65:5
67%
5that say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me, for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
Job 20:14
67%
14Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.
Isa 47:14
67%
14Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
Ps 58:9
67%
9Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
Ps 18:12
67%
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
Ezek 21:31
67%
31And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee; I will blow upon thee with the fire of my wrath; and I will deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, skilful to destroy.
Ps 140:10
67%
10Let burning coals fall upon them: Let them be cast into the fire, Into deep pits, whence they shall not rise.
Ps 144:5
67%
5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down: Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
Prov 16:27
67%
27A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Exod 19:18
67%
18And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because Jehovah descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.