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God's Power Shown in Creatures
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words 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 for a servant 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? or 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 the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or 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 thine 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!
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be 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 fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to 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 prevented 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 conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
With his terrible teeth all around?
His scales are his 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 one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
They are joined one to another,
They stick together and cannot be parted.
They stick together and cannot be parted.
By his neesings a light doth shine, 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 burning lamps, and 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 seething pot or caldron.
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 remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; 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 as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of 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 up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
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, and brass as rotten wood.
He regards iron as straw,
And bronze as rotten wood.
And bronze as rotten wood.
The arrow cannot 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.
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Darts are regarded as straw;
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
He laughs at the threat of javelins.
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things 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 a 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.