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His sneezing flashes forth light, His eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
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Eyes Like the Dawn
Commentators explain the striking imagery in this verse. The 'sneezings' that 'flash forth light' likely describe the forceful spray of water catching the sun as the creature surfaces. The 'eyes like the eyelids of the morning' is a beautiful metaphor for the dawn, powerfully evoking how a crocodile's eyes are the first thing seen as it rises from the water.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By his neesings a light doth shine - The word rendered “sneezing” means properly sneezing, and the literal sense here would be, “Hi…
19th Century
Anglican
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning — i.e., fiery red and glowing.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
By his neesings a light does shine The philosopher F9 observes, that those who look to the sun are more a…
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The description of the Leviathan is further to convince Job of his own weakness and of God's almighty power. Whether this Leviathan is a whale or a…
13th Century
Catholic
After describing the structure of Leviathan, the Lord next describes its powerful actions. Just as He first described the arrangement of its head a…
