1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
2
-“Can you put a rope in his nose Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3
-“Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft words?
4
-“Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?
5
-“Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?
6
-“Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?
7
-“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?
8
-“Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
9
-“Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
10
-“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?
11
-“Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
12
“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.
13
-“Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?
14
-“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.
15
-“His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.
16
-“One is so near to another That 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 eyelids of the morning.
19
-“Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
20
-“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21
-“His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22
-“In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps before him.
23
-“The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immovable.
24
-“His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.
25
-“When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
26
-“The sword that reaches him cannot avail, Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.
27
-“He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
28
-“The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
29
-“Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
30
-“His underparts are like sharp potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31
-“He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32
-“Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
33
-“Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.
34
-“He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.”
1. “Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
2.
-“Can you put a rope in his nose Or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3.
-“Will he make many supplications to you, Or will he speak to you soft words?
4.
-“Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever?
5.
-“Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you bind him for your maidens?
6.
-“Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?
7.
-“Can you fill his skin with harpoons, Or his head with fishing spears?
8.
-“Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
9.
-“Behold, your expectation is false; Will you be laid low even at the sight of him?
10.
-“No one is so fierce that he dares to arouse him; Who then is he that can stand before Me?
11.
-“Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is Mine.
12.
“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.
13.
-“Who can strip off his outer armor? Who can come within his double mail?
14.
-“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.
15.
-“His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.
16.
-“One is so near to another That 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 eyelids of the morning.
19.
-“Out of his mouth go burning torches; Sparks of fire leap forth.
20.
-“Out of his nostrils smoke goes forth As from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
21.
-“His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
22.
-“In his neck lodges strength, And dismay leaps before him.
23.
-“The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immovable.
24.
-“His heart is as hard as a stone, Even as hard as a lower millstone.
25.
-“When he raises himself up, the mighty fear; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.
26.
-“The sword that reaches him cannot avail, Nor the spear, the dart or the javelin.
27.
-“He regards iron as straw, Bronze as rotten wood.
28.
-“The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.
29.
-“Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
30.
-“His underparts are like sharp potsherds; He spreads out like a threshing sledge on the mire.
31.
-“He makes the depths boil like a pot; He makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
32.
-“Behind him he makes a wake to shine; One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
33.
-“Nothing on earth is like him, One made without fear.
34.
-“He looks on everything that is high; He is king over all the sons of pride.”
