Job 41:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.
English ASV
Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English Amplified
Out of his nostrils goes forth smoke, as out of a seething pot over a fire of rushes.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Out of his nostrils goes forth smoke, as out of a seething pot over a fire of rushes.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot or burning reeds.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
English EASY 2024
Smoke pours out from its nose, like reeds that burn under a pot.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Smoke pours from his nose like burning weeds under a boiling pot.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Smoke comes pouring out of his nose, like smoke from weeds burning under a pot.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Smoke comes from its nostrils like a boiling pot heated over brushwood.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot or [burning] reeds.
English KJV 1611
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.
English LSB
Out of its nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning reeds.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Out of his nostrils goes smoke as out of a seething pot or cauldron.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The arrow will not put him to flight; slingstones used against him are but straws.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Smoke streams from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning rushes.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Smoke pours out of its nose. It is like smoke from a boiling pot over burning grass.
English NIV
Smoke pours from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.
English NKJ 1982
Smoke goes out of his nostrils, As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English NLT
Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a boiling pot on a fire of dry rushes.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Out of its nostrils comes smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Out of his nostrils comes forth smoke, as from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Smoke flows from his nostrils, like steam from a boiling pot that is fired by dry rushes.
English Tyndale 1537
out of his nostrils there goeth smoke, like as out of an hot seething pot.