Of God's great power in the leviathan.
 41:1 ¶
Canst thou draw outºº
leviathanº
with an hook?º
or his tongueº
with a cordº
[which] thou lettest down?ºº |
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 41:1 ¶
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down? |
 41:2
Canst thou putºº
an hookº
into his nose?º
or boreºº
his jawº
through with a thorn?º |
 41:2
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? |
 41:3
Will he make manyºº
supplicationsº
untoº
thee? will he speakºº
softº
[words] untoº
thee? |
 41:3
Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee? |
 41:4
Will he makeºº
a covenantº
withº
thee? wilt thou takeºº
him for a servantº
for ever?º |
 41:4
Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? |
 41:5
Wilt thou playºº
with him as [with] a bird?º
or wilt thou bindºº
him for thy maidens?º |
 41:5
Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? |
 41:6
Shall the companionsº
make a banquetººº
ofº
him? shall they partºº
him amongº
the merchants?º |
 41:6
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? |
 41:7
Canst thou fillºº
his skinº
with barbed irons?º
or his headº
with fishº
spears?º |
 41:7
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? |
 41:8
Layºº
thine handº
uponº
him, rememberºº
the battle,º
do noº
more.ºº |
 41:8
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. |
 41:9
Behold,º
the hopeº
of him is in vain:ºº
shall not [one] be cast downºº
evenº
atº
the sightº
of him? |
 41:9
Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be cast down even at the sight of him? |
 41:10
Noneº
[is so] fierceº
thatº
dare stir him up:ºººº
whoº
then is able to standºº
beforeº
me? |
 41:10
None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? |
 41:11
Whoº
hath preventedºº
me, that I should repayºº
[him? whatsoever is] underº
the wholeº
heavenº
is mine. |
 41:11
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him? whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine. |
 41:12
I will notº
concealºº
his parts,ºº
norº
his power,ºº
nor his comelyº
proportion.º |
 41:12
I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. |
 41:13
Whoº
can discoverºº
the faceº
of his garment?º
[or] whoº
can comeºº
[to him] with his doubleº
bridle?º |
 41:13
Who can discover the face of his garment? [or] who can come [to him] with his double bridle? |
 41:14
Whoº
can openºº
the doorsº
of his face?º
his teethº
[are] terribleº
round about.º |
 41:14
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth [are] terrible round about. |
 41:15
[His] scalesºº
[are his] pride,º
shut up togetherºº
[as with] a closeº
seal.º |
 41:15
[His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal. |
 41:16
Oneº
is so nearºº
to another,º
that noº
airº
can comeºº
betweenº
them. |
 41:16
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. |
 41:17
They are joinedºº
oneº
to another,º
they stick together,ºº
that they cannotº
be sundered.ºº |
 41:17
They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. |
 41:18
By his neesingsº
a lightº
doth shine,ºº
and his eyesº
[are] like the eyelidsº
of the morning.º |
 41:18
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning. |
 41:19
Out of his mouthºº
goºº
burning lamps,º
[and] sparksº
of fireº
leap out.ºº |
 41:19
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out. |
 41:20
Out of his nostrilsºº
goethºº
smoke,º
as [out] of a seethingºº
potº
or caldron.º |
 41:20
Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a seething pot or caldron. |
 41:21
His breathº
kindlethºº
coals,º
and a flameº
goeth outºº
of his mouth.ºº |
 41:21
His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. |
 41:22
In his neckº
remainethºº
strength,º
and sorrowº
is turned into joyºº
beforeº
him. |
 41:22
In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. |
 41:23
The flakesº
of his fleshº
are joined together:ºº
they are firmºº
inº
themselves; they cannotº
be moved.ºº |
 41:23
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. |
 41:24
His heartº
is as firmºº
asº
a stone;º
yea, as hardºº
as a pieceº
of the netherº
[millstone]. |
 41:24
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether [millstone]. |
 41:25
When he raiseth upºº
himself, the
´ëlîm
אֵלִיםºº
are afraid:ºº
by reason of breakingsºº
they purifyºº
themselves.º |
 41:25
When he raiseth up himself, the elim are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. |
 41:26
The swordº
of him that layethºº
at him cannotº
hold:ºº
the spear,º
the dart,º
nor the habergeon.º |
 41:26
The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. |
 41:27
He esteemethºº
ironº
as straw,º
[and] brassº
as rottenº
wood.º |
 41:27
He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten wood. |
 41:28
The arrowºº
cannotº
make him flee:ºº
slingstonesºº
are turnedºº
with him into stubble.º |
 41:28
The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. |
 41:29
Dartsº
are countedºº
as stubble:º
he laughethºº
at the shakingº
of a spear.º |
 41:29
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. |
 41:30
Sharpº
stonesº
[are] underº
him: he spreadethºº
sharp pointed thingsº
uponº
the mire.º |
 41:30
Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. |
 41:31
He maketh the deepº
to boilºº
like a pot:º
he makethºº
the seaº
like a pot of ointment.º |
 41:31
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. |
 41:32
He maketh a pathº
to shineºº
afterº
him; [one] would thinkºº
the deepº
[to be] hoary.º |
 41:32
He maketh a path to shine after him; [one] would think the deep [to be] hoary. |
 41:33
Uponº
earthº
there is notº
his like,º
who is madeºº
withoutº
fear.º |
 41:33
Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. |
 41:34
He beholdethººº
allº
highº
[things]: heº
[is] a kingº
overº
allº
the childrenº
of pride.º |
 41:34
He beholdeth all high [things]: he [is] a king over all the children of pride. |