Job 41:31
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He makes the depthsמְצוּלָ֑ה
(me·tzu·lah;)
4688: depth, deepfrom the same as tsulah
boilיַרְתִּ֣יחַ
(yar·ti·ach)
7570: to boila prim. root
like a pot;כַּסִּ֣יר
(kas·sir)
5518a: a potprobably of foreign origin
He makesיָשִׂ֥ים
(ya·sim)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
the seaיָ֝֗ם
(yam)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
like a jar of ointment.כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃
(kam·mer·ka·chah.)
4841: an ointment potfem. of merqach


















KJV Lexicon
He maketh the deep
mtsowlah  (mets-o-law')
a deep place (of water or mud) -- bottom, deep, depth.;
to boil
rathach  (raw-thakh')
to boil -- boil.
like a pot
ciyr  (seer)
a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.
he maketh
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
like a pot of ointment
merqachah  (mer-kaw-khaw')
abstractly, a seasoning (with spicery); concretely, an unguent-kettle (for preparing spiced oil) -- pot of ointment, well.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

King James Bible
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like an ointment jar.

International Standard Version
He causes the deep to boil like water in a pot, and churns the sea like one stirs ointment.

NET Bible
It makes the deep boil like a cauldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It makes the deep sea boil like a pot. It stirs up the ocean like a boiling kettle.

King James 2000 Bible
He makes the deep boil like a pot: he makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
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