John Gill Commentary Job 41:24

"His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone." — Job 41:24 (ASV)

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of
the nether [millstone] .
] Which must be understood not of the substance but of the qualities of it, being bold, courageous, undaunted, and unmerciful; which is true both of the whale and crocodile, and particularly of the crocodile: Aelianus ^F26 relates of one sort of them that they are unmerciful, though elsewhere ^F1 , he represents them as fearful.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: De Animal. l. 12. c. 41.
• F1: Ibid. l. 10. c. 24.