Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had white hair. New Living Translation The water glistens in its wake, making the sea look white. English Standard Version Behind him he leaves a shining wake; one would think the deep to be white-haired. Berean Standard Bible He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair! King James Bible He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. New King James Version He leaves a shining wake behind him; One would think the deep had white hair. New American Standard Bible “Behind him he illuminates a pathway; One would think the deep to be gray-haired. NASB 1995 “Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired. NASB 1977 “Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired. Legacy Standard Bible Behind it, it makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired. Amplified Bible “Behind him he makes a shining wake; One would think the deep to be gray-haired [with foam]. Christian Standard Bible He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep had gray hair! Holman Christian Standard Bible He leaves a shining wake behind him; one would think the deep had gray hair! American Standard Version He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary. Contemporary English Version and it leaves behind a trail of shining white foam. English Revised Version He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. GOD'S WORD® Translation It leaves a shining path behind it so that the sea appears to have silvery hair. Good News Translation He leaves a shining path behind him and turns the sea to white foam. International Standard Version The sea is luminescent behind him; his wake turns the sea white, like those with gray hair. Majority Standard Bible He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair! NET Bible It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had a head of white hair. New Heart English Bible He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair. Webster's Bible Translation He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. World English Bible He makes a path shine after him. One would think the deep had white hair. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe causes a path to shine after him, "" One thinks the deep to be hoary. Young's Literal Translation After him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary. Smith's Literal Translation He will cause a beaten path to shine after him: the deep will be reckoned to be hoary. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA path shall shine after him, he shall esteem the deep as growing old. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Behind him he leaves a shining path; you would think the deep had white hair. New Revised Standard Version It leaves a shining wake behind it; one would think the deep to be white-haired. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWith his strong body he walks upon the ground. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary. Brenton Septuagint Translation and the lowest part of the deep as a captive: he reckons the deep as his range. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Power Shown in Leviathan…31He makes the depths seethe like a cauldron; he makes the sea like a jar of ointment. 32He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair! 33Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature devoid of fear!… Cross References Psalm 77:19 Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found. Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea. Psalm 104:25-26 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there. Ezekiel 29:3 Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ Isaiah 51:9-10 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? Psalm 74:13-14 You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert. Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Isaiah 43:16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, Psalm 89:9-10 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. / You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm. Revelation 13:1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. Isaiah 27:12-13 In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one. / And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. Psalm 107:23-24 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. / They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. Ezekiel 32:2 “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. Isaiah 51:15 For I am the LORD your God who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is His name. Treasury of Scripture He makes a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. Jump to Previous Causeth Deep Glistening Gray-Haired Hair Hoary Leaves Makes Maketh Path Seems Shine Shining Think Thinketh Wake Way WhiteJump to Next Causeth Deep Glistening Gray-Haired Hair Hoary Leaves Makes Maketh Path Seems Shine Shining Think Thinketh Wake Way WhiteJob 41 1. Of God's great power in the leviathanHe leaves a glistening wake behind him In this phrase, the imagery of a "glistening wake" is vivid and powerful. The Hebrew word for "glistening" can be associated with brightness or shining, suggesting something that captures attention and awe. This description is part of the larger context of God's discourse on the Leviathan, a creature of immense power and mystery. The wake left behind by the Leviathan is not just a physical disturbance in the water but a symbol of its majestic and formidable presence. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a metaphor for the impact of God's creation and power in the world. Just as the Leviathan leaves a visible trail, so does God's handiwork leave a mark on creation, reminding us of His omnipotence and the beauty inherent in His works. one would think the deep had white hair Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He leaves a glisteningיָאִ֣יר (yā·’îr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 215: To be or become light wake נָתִ֑יב (nā·ṯîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5410: Path, pathway behind him; אַ֭חֲרָיו (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part one would think יַחְשֹׁ֖ב (yaḥ·šōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2803: To think, account the deep תְּה֣וֹם (tə·hō·wm) Noun - common singular Strong's 8415: An abyss, the deep had white hair! לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ (lə·śê·ḇāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7872: Hoary head, old age Links Job 41:32 NIVJob 41:32 NLT Job 41:32 ESV Job 41:32 NASB Job 41:32 KJV Job 41:32 BibleApps.com Job 41:32 Biblia Paralela Job 41:32 Chinese Bible Job 41:32 French Bible Job 41:32 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 41:32 He makes a path shine after him (Jb) |