Job 41:22 Meaning and Explanation
“In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.”
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Read Full Chapter →God describes the strength lodged in leviathan's neck, and how dismay runs ahead of him wherever he goes.
What Does Job 41:22 Mean?
Strength is said to dwell in the creature's neck, the seat of its power, and before it dismay leaps up, terror running ahead of its approach. Wherever leviathan moves, fear goes before.
The verse gathers up the creature's might into a single image of unstoppable advance. And it turns the heart toward the only One greater, for the Lord who made this strength can quiet every terror that runs before us. The God of Job is also the God who turns mourning into dancing, and in His presence the dismay that leviathan stirs gives way to a steadier joy.
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What does Job 41:22 mean?
God describes the strength lodged in leviathan's neck, and how dismay runs ahead of him wherever he goes.