Job 41:34
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34 Of all the creatures, it is the proudest.
It is the king of beasts.”
Ezekiel 29:3
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3 Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:
“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt—
you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile.
For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine;
I made it for myself.’
Psalm 73:6
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6 They wear pride like a jeweled necklace
and clothe themselves with cruelty.
Job 28:8
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8 No wild animal has walked upon these treasures;
no lion has ever set his paw there.
Job 26:12
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12 By his power the sea grew calm.
By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.[a]
Footnotes
- 26:12 Hebrew Rahab, the name of a mythical sea monster that represents chaos in ancient literature.
Revelation 20:2-3
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2 He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. 3 The angel threw him into the bottomless pit, which he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were finished. Afterward he must be released for a little while.
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Revelation 13:2
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2 This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority.
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Revelation 12:1-3
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The Woman and the Dragon
12 Then I witnessed in heaven an event of great significance. I saw a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon beneath her feet, and a crown of twelve stars on her head. 2 She was pregnant, and she cried out because of her labor pains and the agony of giving birth.
3 Then I witnessed in heaven another significant event. I saw a large red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, with seven crowns on his heads.
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Isaiah 28:1
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A Message about Samaria
28 What sorrow awaits the proud city of Samaria—
the glorious crown of the drunks of Israel.[a]
It sits at the head of a fertile valley,
but its glorious beauty will fade like a flower.
It is the pride of a people
brought down by wine.
Footnotes
- 28:1 Hebrew What sorrow awaits the crowning glory of the drunks of Ephraim, referring to Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Psalm 73:10
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10 And so the people are dismayed and confused,
drinking in all their words.
Exodus 5:2
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2 “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”
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