New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1 “Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw? | 1 “Can you catch Leviathan with a hook or put a noose around its jaw? |
2Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike? | 2Can you tie it with a rope through the nose or pierce its jaw with a spike? |
3Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity? | 3Will it beg you for mercy or implore you for pity? |
4Will it agree to work for you, to be your slave for life? | 4Will it agree to work for you, to be your slave for life? |
5Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with? | 5Can you make it a pet like a bird, or give it to your little girls to play with? |
6Will merchants try to buy it to sell it in their shops? | 6Will merchants try to buy it to sell it in their shops? |
7Will its hide be hurt by spears or its head by a harpoon? | 7Will its hide be hurt by spears or its head by a harpoon? |
8If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won’t try that again! | 8If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won’t try that again! |
9 No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. | 9 No, it is useless to try to capture it. The hunter who attempts it will be knocked down. |
10And since no one dares to disturb it, who then can stand up to me? | 10And since no one dares to disturb it, who then can stand up to me? |
11Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine. | 11Who has given me anything that I need to pay back? Everything under heaven is mine. |
12“I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs and its enormous strength and graceful form. | 12“I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs and its enormous strength and graceful form. |
13Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor? | 13Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor? |
14Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible! | 14Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible! |
15The scales on its back are like rows of shields tightly sealed together. | 15The scales on its back are like rows of shields tightly sealed together. |
16They are so close together that no air can get between them. | 16They are so close together that no air can get between them. |
17Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated. | 17Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated. |
18“When it sneezes, it flashes light! Its eyes are like the red of dawn. | 18“When it sneezes, it flashes light! Its eyes are like the red of dawn. |
19Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out. | 19Lightning leaps from its mouth; flames of fire flash out. |
20Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. | 20Smoke streams from its nostrils like steam from a pot heated over burning rushes. |
21Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth. | 21Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth. |
22“The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck strikes terror wherever it goes. | 22“The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck strikes terror wherever it goes. |
23Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated. | 23Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated. |
24Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone. | 24Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone. |
25When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by terror. | 25When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by terror. |
26No sword can stop it, no spear, dart, or javelin. | 26No sword can stop it, no spear, dart, or javelin. |
27Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, and bronze is like rotten wood. | 27Iron is nothing but straw to that creature, and bronze is like rotten wood. |
28Arrows cannot make it flee. Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass. | 28Arrows cannot make it flee. Stones shot from a sling are like bits of grass. |
29Clubs are like a blade of grass, and it laughs at the swish of javelins. | 29Clubs are like a blade of grass, and it laughs at the swish of javelins. |
30Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud. | 30Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass. It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud. |
31“Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. | 31“Leviathan makes the water boil with its commotion. It stirs the depths like a pot of ointment. |
32The water glistens in its wake, making the sea look white. | 32The water glistens in its wake, making the sea look white. |
33Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless. | 33Nothing on earth is its equal, no other creature so fearless. |
34Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts.” | 34Of all the creatures, it is the proudest. It is the king of beasts.” |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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