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He makes the deep to foam up like a pot of boiling water
"As he passes through the water, he leaves a trail of bubbles behind him, like the bubbling of boiling water in a pot"
He
The word "he" refers to Leviathan.
he makes the sea like a pot of ointment
The ointment in a pot is cloudy if someone shakes it, and the sea is muddy when Leviathan swims in it. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)
one would think the deep had gray hair
This is because the bubbles in his wake are white.