Job 41:32 Meaning and Explanation
“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.”
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Read Full Chapter →God describes the shining, foaming wake leviathan leaves behind, white as if the deep had turned gray-haired.
What Does Job 41:32 Mean?
As the creature moves, it leaves a glittering wake, a path of churned and shining foam, so white that the dark deep seems to have grown gray-headed, hoary as with age. Beauty trails even this dreadful beast.
The image is unexpectedly lovely: the abyss crowned with silver in the creature's passing. God draws Job's eye to splendor even in the terrifying, for the whole creation, fearsome and fair alike, declares His glory. The hand that silvers the wake of leviathan is the hand that adorns the lily and numbers the stars, and nothing it touches is without its measure of beauty.
Job 41:32 in the Original Language
sebah (שֵׂיבָה), 'hoary' -- gray-headed with age; here the white foam likened to silvered hair.
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What does Job 41:32 mean?
God describes the shining, foaming wake leviathan leaves behind, white as if the deep had turned gray-haired.