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God's Power Shown in Creatures
Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?
Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
“Can you put a rope in his nose
Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
“Will he make many supplications to you,
Or will he speak to you soft words?
Or will he speak to you soft words?
Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?
“Will he make a covenant with you?
Will you take him for a servant forever?
Will you take him for a servant forever?
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
“Will you play with him as with a bird,
Or will you bind him for your maidens?
Or will you bind him for your maidens?
Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among merchants?
“Will the traders bargain over him?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
Wilt thou fill his skin with darts, and his head with fish-spears?
“Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
Or his head with fishing spears?
Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, -- do no more!
“Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?
“Behold, your expectation is false;
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
None is so bold as to stir him up; and who is he that will stand before me?
“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him;
Who then is he that can stand before Me?
Who then is he that can stand before Me?
Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
“Who has given to Me that I should repay him?
Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.
“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,
Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.
Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.
Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?
“Who can strip off his outer armor?
Who can come within his double mail?
Who can come within his double mail?
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
“Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth there is terror.
Around his teeth there is terror.
The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
“His strong scales are his pride,
Shut up as with a tight seal.
Shut up as with a tight seal.
One is so near to another that no air can come between them;
“One is so near to another
That no air can come between them.
That no air can come between them.
They are joined each to its fellow; they stick together, and cannot be sundered.
“They are joined one to another;
They clasp each other and cannot be separated.
They clasp each other and cannot be separated.
His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
“His sneezes flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Out of his mouth go forth flames; sparks of fire leap out:
“Out of his mouth go burning torches;
Sparks of fire leap forth.
Sparks of fire leap forth.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
“His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth before him.
“In his neck lodges strength,
And dismay leaps before him.
And dismay leaps before him.
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.
“The folds of his flesh are joined together,
Firm on him and immovable.
Firm on him and immovable.
His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].
“His heart is as hard as a stone,
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
Even as hard as a lower millstone.
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
“When he raises himself up, the mighty fear;
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.
“The sword that reaches him cannot avail,
Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.
Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.
He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
“He regards iron as straw,
Bronze as rotten wood.
Bronze as rotten wood.
The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
“The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
“Clubs are regarded as stubble;
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
“His underparts are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;
“He makes the depths boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.
“Behind him he makes a wake to shine;
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
“Nothing on earth is like him,
One made without fear.
One made without fear.