The Meaning of Job 41:19 Explained

Job 41:19

KJV: Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

YLT: Out of his mouth do flames go, sparks of fire escape.

Darby: Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:

ASV: Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Out of his mouth  go  burning lamps,  [and] sparks  of fire  leap out. 

What does Job 41:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 41:1-34 - The Parable Of The Crocodile
The last paragraph described the hippopotamus; the whole of this chapter is devoted to the crocodile. In a series of striking questions the voice of the Almighty suggests his greatness. He is not an animal with whom you can play, or to whom you can speak soft words, or whose skin can be reached withsharpened weapons. His scales, Job 41:12-17; his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, Job 41:18-24; his fearlessness of human attack, Job 41:25-29; his power to lash the sea into a fury, making it to boil, Job 41:30-34 -each of these features is described in graphic terms.
As before, it is clear that the object is to throw into strong contrast the puniness and littleness of man. We may not be so much given to speculations about the organic world in which we live. But we are able to appreciate the argument. Surely He who tells the number of the stars, and weighs the mountains in scales, will have His pathway through the deep, and His footsteps in mighty waters. Being all that He is, He cannot but baffle the eye of man, but the heart can fully trust Him. We know that He does all things well. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 41

1  Of God's great power in the leviathan

What do the individual words in Job 41:19 mean?

Out of his mouth burning lights go Sparks of fire shoot out
מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ

מִ֭פִּיו  Out  of  his  mouth 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
לַפִּידִ֣ים  burning  lights 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: לַפִּיד  
Sense: torch.
יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
כִּיד֥וֹדֵי  Sparks 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כִּידֹוד  
Sense: spark.
אֵ֝֗שׁ  of  fire 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: אֵשׁ  
Sense: fire.
יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ  shoot  out 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: מָלַט 
Sense: to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered.

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