Psalmi 41:20

Nova Vulgata

[41:12] De naribus eius procedit fumus, sicut ollae succensae atque ferventis.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Quasi stipulam æstimabit malleum, et deridebit vibrantem hastam.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Quasi stipulam æstimabit malleum,
et deridebit vibrantem hastam.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jeremiah 1:13, Jeremiah 1:14

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:9 - went Job 39:20 - the glory Job 41:31 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 u: and of the former it is remarked w, that its nostrils are very large and open, and that they breathe out a fiery smoke, as out of a furnace.

u Plin. l. 48. c. 8. Aristot. Hist. Animal. l. 8. c. 2. w Achilles Statius & Eustathius, apud Scheuchzer: ut supra. (vol. 4. p. 849.)

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke - See the quotations on Job 41:19. This appearance of the crocodile, or alligator, has been often noticed. Bertram, in his “Travels in North and South Carolina,” p. 116, says, “While I was seeking a place of rest, I encountered an alligator that in the neighboring lake rushed through the canes that grew on its banks. He inflated his enormous body, and swung his tail high in the air. A thick smoke streamed from his wide-open nostrils, with a sound that made the earth tremble.” Rosenmuller, “Alte u. neue Morgenland,” No. 778.

As out of a seething-pot - A pot that is boiling. Literally, “a blown pot;” that is, a pot under which the fire is blown, or kindled.

Or caldron - Any kettle. The same word is used to denote a reed or bulrush, or a rope made of reeds, Isaiah 9:14; Job 41:1.