John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Job 41:20
Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. In which flesh or anything else is boiling. It is observed that there is a likeness between the crocodile and the river horse, and particularly in their breathing F21 Plin. l. 48. c. 8. Aristot. Hist. Animal. l. 8. c. 2. : and of the former it is remarked F23 Achilles Statius & Eustathius, apud Scheuchzer: ut supra. (vol. 4. p. 849.) , that its nostrils are very large and open, and that they breathe... 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