KJV King James Version
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
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Job 41:21
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.
WEB World English Bible
His breath kindles coals. A flame goes forth from his mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.
Surrounding context — Job 41
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out.
20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron.
21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether [millstone].
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Psalm 18:8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.Habakkuk 3:5Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.Isaiah 30:33For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.Psalm 18:12At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
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