“He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.”
God continues 'He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.' This verse describes a luminous path left by Leviathan in the water. The creature's wake shines; it appears to turn the deep white (hoary). The image suggests that Leviathan's passage transforms the sea, leaving light and foam in its wake. The verse emphasizes that the creature's mere movement has visible and dramatic effects on its environment.
Church Fathers on Job 41:32
A path will shine after him. For a ‘path’ is said to shine after Leviathan, because wherever he passes along, he leaves behind him great astonishment from the brightness of his miracles, and wherever he goes forth, either by himself or by his ministers, he glitters with lying wonders. Whence the Truth says in the Gospel, that which we have already frequently quoted; There will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will give signs and wonders, so as even for the Elect,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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