Job 41:31 meaning and explanation

He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.

Job 41:31, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Job out of the whirlwind, describing Leviathan, the great sea creature no human can master. In verse 31 the imagery shifts to the water itself: as Leviathan thrashes, the deep churns like a boiling pot, and the sea turns thick and glossy like ointment being mixed.

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