John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 41:18
By his neesings a light doth shine ,.... The philosopher F9 Problem. s. 33. qu. 4. observes, that those who look to the sun are more apt to sneeze: and it is taken notice of by various writers F11 Aelian. l. 3. c. 11. Leo African. Descriptio African, l. 9. p. 761. Pet. Martyr. Decad. 3. c. 4. , that the crocodile delights to be sunning itself, and lying yawning in the sun and looking at it, as quoted by Bochart; and so frequently sneeze: which sneezings, through the rays of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Job 41:11-34
God, having in the Job 42:1-6 shown Job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, here sets forth his own power in that massy mighty creature. Here is, I. God's sovereign dominion and independency laid down, Job 41:11. 1. That he is indebted to none of his creatures. If any pretend he is indebted to them, let them make their demand and prove their debt, and they shall receive it in full and not by composition: ?Who has prevented me?? that is, ?who has laid any obligations upon me by any... read more