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41 [a]“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook
    or press down its tongue with a cord?(A)

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  1. 41.1 40.25 in Heb

41 [a]“Can you pull in Leviathan(A) with a fishhook(B)
    or tie down its tongue with a rope?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-8 is numbered 40:25-32, and 41:9-34 is numbered 41:1-26.

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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Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,(A)

the Lord will punish with his sword(B)
    his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan(C) the gliding serpent,(D)
    Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster(E) of the sea.

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26 There go the ships
    and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.(A)

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26 There the ships(A) go to and fro,
    and Leviathan,(B) which you formed to frolic(C) there.(D)

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14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
    you gave him as food[a] for the creatures of the wilderness.

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  1. 74.14 Heb food for the people

14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(A)
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(B)

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Let those curse it who curse the Sea,[a]
    those who are skilled to rouse up Leviathan.(A)

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  1. 3.8 Cn: Heb day

May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(A)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(B)

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  1. Job 3:8 Or curse the sea