Job 41:18

What does Job 41:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 41:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

His sneezings flash forth light, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

His sneezings give out flames, and his eyes are like the eyes of the dawn.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes <FI>are<Fi> as the eyelids of the dawn.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For he shall esteem iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

Context

v.17They are joined one to another; They stick together, so that they cannot be sundered.

v.18This passage

v.19Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 3:9

    Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark: Let it look for light, but have none; Neither let it behold the eyelids of the morning:

  • Revelation 1:14

    And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

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