Bible Strands
Job 41:30
His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Job in a monologue describing the Leviathan’s physical invulnerability and destructive power.
The words — The Hebrew text uses חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ (chadudei chares), meaning "sharp potsherds," and חָר֣וּץ (charuts), meaning "threshing sledge," to describe the creature's underside.
The thread — The threshing sledge imagery parallels Isaiah 41:15, where God promises to forge His people into a sharp, multi-toothed implement for judgment.
Why it lands — The text states the creature's underside grinds mud like a heavy tool, demanding the reader acknowledge a force that operates beyond human weapons or control.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 41:15 Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff.