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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?
Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?
Will he make many supplications to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
Will he speak softly to you?
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 as a servant forever?
Will you take him as 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 leash him for your maidens?
Or will you leash him for your maidens?
Shall partners make traffic of him, will they divide him among 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 —
Never do it again!
Remember the battle —
Never do it again!
Lo, hope as to him is belied: is not one cast down even at the sight of him?
Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false;
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
Shall one not be overwhelmed 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 would dare stir him up.
Who then is able to stand against Me?
Who then is able to stand against Me?
Who hath first given to me, that I should repay [him]? [Whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.
Who has preceded Me, that I should pay him?
Everything under heaven is Mine.
Everything under heaven is Mine.
I will not be silent as to his parts, the story of his power, and the beauty of his structure.
Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.
Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
With his terrible teeth all around?
The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
One is so near to another that no air can come between them;
One is so near 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 stick together and cannot be parted.
They stick together and cannot be parted.
His sneezings flash light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
His sneezings 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 lights;
Sparks of fire shoot out.
Sparks of fire shoot out.
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.
Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
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 out of his mouth.
And a flame goes out of his mouth.
In his neck lodgeth strength, and terror danceth 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;
They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
They are firm on him and cannot be moved.
His heart is firm as a stone, yea, firm as the nether [millstone].
His heart is as hard as stone,
Even as hard as the lower millstone.
Even as hard as the lower millstone.
When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid: they are beside themselves with consternation.
If any reach him with a sword, it cannot hold; neither spear, nor dart, nor harpoon.
Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
He esteemeth iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
He regards iron as straw,
And bronze as rotten wood.
And 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 become like stubble to him.
Slingstones become like stubble to him.
Clubs are counted as stubble; he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.
Darts are regarded as straw;
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
His under parts are sharp potsherds: he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.
His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment;
He makes the deep boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
He makes the sea like a pot of ointment.
He maketh the path to shine after him: one would think the deep to be hoary.
He leaves a shining wake behind him;
One would think the deep had white hair.
One would think the deep had white hair.
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
On earth there is nothing like him,
Which is made without fear.
Which is made without fear.