Isaiah 51:9
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9 Awake, awake, put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake, as in days of old,
the generations of long ago!
Was it not you who cut Rahab in pieces,
who pierced the dragon?(A)
Psalm 74:13-14
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13 You divided the sea by your might;
you broke the heads of the dragons in the waters.(A)
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
you gave him as food[a] for the creatures of the wilderness.
Footnotes
- 74.14 Heb food for the people
Isaiah 52:1
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Let Zion Rejoice
52 Awake; awake;
put on your strength, O Zion!
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city,
for the uncircumcised and the unclean
shall enter you no more.(A)
Isaiah 27:1
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Israel’s Redemption
27 On that day the Lord with his cruel and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.(A)
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Psalm 89:10
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10 You crushed Rahab like a carcass;
you scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.(A)
Isaiah 30:7
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7 For Egypt’s help is worthless and empty;
therefore I have called her,
“Rahab who sits still.”[a](A)
Footnotes
- 30.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ezekiel 29:3
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3 speak and say: Thus says the Lord God:
I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
the great dragon sprawling
in the midst of its channels,
saying, “My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself.”(A)
Isaiah 51:17
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17 Rouse yourself, rouse yourself!
Stand up, O Jerusalem,
you who have drunk at the hand of the Lord
the cup of his wrath,
who have drunk to the dregs
the cup of staggering.(A)
Psalm 44:1
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Psalm 44
National Lament and Prayer for Help
To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Maskil.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our ancestors have told us
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:(A)
Job 26:12
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12 By his power he stilled the Sea;
by his understanding he struck down Rahab.(A)
Psalm 7:6
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6 Rise up, O Lord, in your anger;
lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
awake, O my God;[a] you have appointed a judgment.(A)
Footnotes
- 7.6 Or awake for me
Habakkuk 3:13
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13 You came forth to save your people,
to save your anointed.
You crushed the head of the wicked house,
laying it bare from foundation to roof.[a] Selah(A)
Footnotes
- 3.13 Heb neck
Isaiah 62:8
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8 The Lord has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
I will not again give your grain
to be food for your enemies,
and foreigners shall not drink the wine
for which you have labored,(A)
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