God’s Power Shown in Creatures
“1Can you drag out 2aLeviathan with a fishhook,And press down his tongue with a rope?Ch 40:25 in HebI.e., a sea monster or crocodileJob 3:8; Ps 74:142 “Can you aput a 1rope in his nose,And pierce his jaw with a 2hook?Lit rope of rushesOr thorn; or ring2 Kin 19:28; Is 37:293 “Will he make many pleas to you,Or will he speak to you gentle words?4 “Will he make a covenant with you?Will you take him as a servant forever?5 “Will you play with him as with a bird,And tie him down for your young girls?6 “Will the 1traders bargain for him?Will they divide him among the merchants?Lit partners7 “Can you fill his skin with harpoons,Or his head with fishing spears?8 “Lay your hand on him.Remember the battle; 1you will not do it again!Lit do not add9 “1Behold, 2your expectation is false;Will 3you be hurled down even at the sight of him?Ch 41:1 in HebLit hisLit he10 “No one is so reckless that he dares to astir him;Who then is he who opposes Me?Job 3:811 “Who has abeen first to give to Me, that I should repay him?Whatever is bunder the entire heaven is Mine.Rom 11:35Ex 19:5; Deut 10:14; Job 9:5-10; 26:6-14; 28:24; Ps 24:1; 50:12; 1 Cor 10:26
12 “I will not be silent about his limbs,Or his mighty strength, or his graceful frame.13 “Who can 1strip off his outer covering?Who can 2pierce his double 3armor?Lit uncover the face of his garmentLit come intoAs in LXX; Heb bridle14 “Who can open the doors of his face?Around his teeth there is terror.15 “His 1strong scales are his pride,Locked as with a tight seal.Lit rows of shields16 “One is so close to anotherThat no air can come between them.17 “They are joined one to another;They clasp each other and cannot be separated.18 “His sneezes flash forth light,And his eyes are like the aeye of dawn.Job 3:919 “From his mouth go burning torches;Sparks of fire leap forth.20 “From his nostrils smoke goes outAs from a boiling pot and burning reeds.21 “His breath sets coals aglow,And a flame goes forth from his mouth.22 “In his neck dwells strength,And dismay leaps before him.23 “The folds of his flesh are joined together,Firm and immovable on him.24 “His heart is as firm as a stone,And as firm as a lower millstone.25 “When he rises up, the 1mighty are afraid;Because of the crashing they are bewildered.Or gods26 “The sword that reaches him cannot 1prevail,Nor the spear, the dart, or the javelin.Lit rise27 “He regards iron as straw,Bronze as rotten wood.28 “The 1arrow cannot make him flee;Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.Lit son of the bow29 “Clubs are regarded as stubble;He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.30 “His underparts are like sharp pieces of pottery;He 1spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mud.Or moves across31 “He makes the depths boil like a pot;He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.32 “Behind him he illuminates a pathway;One would think the deep to be gray-haired.33 “aNothing on 1earth is like him,One made without fear.Lit dustJob 40:1934 “1He looks on everything that is high;He is king over all the asons of pride.”Ch 41:26 in HebJob 28:8