He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.
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Gill's Exposition
He maketh a path to shine after him,.... Upon the sea, by raising a white from upon it, through its vehement motion as it passes along, or by the spermaceti it casts out and leaves behind it. It is…
Barnes' Notes
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot - In his rapid motion through it. The word “deep” (מצולה metsôlâh) may refer to any deep place - either of the sea, of a river, or of mire, Psa 69:2. It is…
Adam Clarke
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot - This is occasioned by strongly agitating the waters at or near the bottom; and the froth which arises to the top from this agitation may have the appearance of…
God, having in the foregoing verses shown Job how unable he was to deal with the leviathan, here sets forth his own power in that massy mighty creature. Here is,
I. God's sovereign dominion and…
Cambridge Bible
The commotion he raises in the deep.
The second clause of the verse hardly refers to fermentation in the pot of ointment, but rather to the foaming mixture of ingredients.