Bible verses about "leviathan" | Coverdale

¹⁰ There darre none be so bolde, as to rayse him vp. Who is able to stonde before me?

¹ Morouer, God spake vnto Iob and sayde: ² Can he that stryueth with the Allmightie, be at rest? Shulde not he which disputeth with God, geue him an answere? ³ Iob answered the LORDE, sayenge: ⁴ Beholde, I am to vyle a personne, to answere the, therfore will I laye my hande vpon my mouth. ⁵ Once or twyse haue I spoken, but I will saye nomore. ⁶ Then spake the LORDE vnto Iob out of the storme, and sayde: ⁷ gyrde vp yi loynes like a man, and tell me the thige that I will axe the. ⁸ Wilt thou disanulle my iudgment? Or, wilt thou condemne me, yt thou thy self mayest be made rightuous? ⁹ Is thine arme then like the arme of God? Maketh thy voyce soch a soude as his doth? ¹⁰ Then arme thy self with thine owne power, vp, decke the in thy ioly araye, ¹¹ poure out the indignacion of thy wrath: se that thou cast downe all ye proude, ¹² loke well, that thou makest all soch as be stubburne, to obeye: treade all the vngodly vnder thy fete, ¹³ cast the downe in to the myre, and couer their faces with darcknesse: ¹⁴ Then will I confesse also, that thyne owne right honde hath saued the. ¹⁵ Beholde, the cruell beaste (whom I made wt the) which eateth haye as an oxe: ¹⁶ lo, how stronge he is in his loynes, and what power he hath in the nauell of his body. ¹⁷ He spredeth out his tale like a Cedre tre, all his vaynes are stiff. ¹⁸ His shynnes are like pipes off brasse, his rygge bones are like staues of yro ¹⁹ First when God made him, he ordened the wyldernesse for him, ²⁰ yt the mountaynes shulde geue him grasse, where all the beastes off the felde take their pastyme. ²¹ He lyeth amoge the redes in the Mosses, the fennes ²² hyde him with their shadowe, and the wylowes of the broke couer him rounde aboute. ²³ Lo, without eny laboure might he drynke out the whole floude, and suppe off Iordane without eny trauayle. ²⁴ Who darre laye honde vpon him openly, and vndertake to catch him? Or, who darre put an hoke thorow his nose, ad laye a snare for him?

¹⁵ Beholde, the cruell beaste (whom I made wt the) which eateth haye as an oxe: ¹⁶ lo, how stronge he is in his loynes, and what power he hath in the nauell of his body. ¹⁷ He spredeth out his tale like a Cedre tre, all his vaynes are stiff. ¹⁸ His shynnes are like pipes off brasse, his rygge bones are like staues of yro ¹⁹ First when God made him, he ordened the wyldernesse for him, ²⁰ yt the mountaynes shulde geue him grasse, where all the beastes off the felde take their pastyme. ²¹ He lyeth amoge the redes in the Mosses, the fennes ²² hyde him with their shadowe, and the wylowes of the broke couer him rounde aboute. ²³ Lo, without eny laboure might he drynke out the whole floude, and suppe off Iordane without eny trauayle. ²⁴ Who darre laye honde vpon him openly, and vndertake to catch him? Or, who darre put an hoke thorow his nose, ad laye a snare for him?

¹⁵ Beholde, the cruell beaste (whom I made wt the) which eateth haye as an oxe:

¹ Morouer, God spake vnto Iob and sayde: ² Can he that stryueth with the Allmightie, be at rest? Shulde not he which disputeth with God, geue him an answere? ³ Iob answered the LORDE, sayenge: ⁴ Beholde, I am to vyle a personne, to answere the, therfore will I laye my hande vpon my mouth. ⁵ Once or twyse haue I spoken, but I will saye nomore. ⁶ Then spake the LORDE vnto Iob out of the storme, and sayde: ⁷ gyrde vp yi loynes like a man, and tell me the thige that I will axe the. ⁸ Wilt thou disanulle my iudgment? Or, wilt thou condemne me, yt thou thy self mayest be made rightuous? ⁹ Is thine arme then like the arme of God? Maketh thy voyce soch a soude as his doth? ¹⁰ Then arme thy self with thine owne power, vp, decke the in thy ioly araye, ¹¹ poure out the indignacion of thy wrath: se that thou cast downe all ye proude, ¹² loke well, that thou makest all soch as be stubburne, to obeye: treade all the vngodly vnder thy fete, ¹³ cast the downe in to the myre, and couer their faces with darcknesse: ¹⁴ Then will I confesse also, that thyne owne right honde hath saued the. ¹⁵ Beholde, the cruell beaste (whom I made wt the) which eateth haye as an oxe: ¹⁶ lo, how stronge he is in his loynes, and what power he hath in the nauell of his body. ¹⁷ He spredeth out his tale like a Cedre tre, all his vaynes are stiff. ¹⁸ His shynnes are like pipes off brasse, his rygge bones are like staues of yro ¹⁹ First when God made him, he ordened the wyldernesse for him, ²⁰ yt the mountaynes shulde geue him grasse, where all the beastes off the felde take their pastyme. ²¹ He lyeth amoge the redes in the Mosses, the fennes ²² hyde him with their shadowe, and the wylowes of the broke couer him rounde aboute. ²³ Lo, without eny laboure might he drynke out the whole floude, and suppe off Iordane without eny trauayle. ²⁴ Who darre laye honde vpon him openly, and vndertake to catch him? Or, who darre put an hoke thorow his nose, ad laye a snare for him?

¹ Darrest thou drawe out Leuiathan with an angle, or bynde his tonge with a snare? ² Canst thou put a rynge in the nose of him, or bore his chaftes thorow with a naule? ³ Wyll he make many fayre wordes with the (thynkest thou) or flatre the: ⁴ Wyll he make a couenaunt with the? Or, art thou able for to compell him to do the contynuall seruyce? ⁵ Wilt thou take thy pastyne wt him as with a byrde, or geue him vnto thy maydens, ⁶ that thy companyons maye hew him in peces, to be parted amonge the marchaunt men? ⁷ Canst thou fyll the nett wt his skynne, or ye fysh panyer with his heade? ⁸ Darrest thou laye honde vpon him? It is better for the to considre what harme might happe the there thorow and not to touch him. ⁹ For when thou thynkest to haue holde vpon him, he shall begyle the: Euery man also that seyth him, shall go backe. And why? ¹⁰ There darre none be so bolde, as to rayse him vp. Who is able to stonde before me? ¹¹ Or, who hath geuen me eny thynge afore hande, that I am bounde to rewarde him agayne? All thinges vnder heauen are myne. ¹² I feare him not, whether he threaten or speake fayre. ¹³ Who lifteth him vp and stripeth him out of his clothes, or who taketh him by the bytt of his brydle? ¹⁴ Who openeth the dore of his face? for he hath horrible tethe rounde aboute. ¹⁵ His body is couered with scales as it were with shyldes, lockte in, kepte, and well copacte together. ¹⁶ One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in: ¹⁷ Yee one hangeth so vpon another, and sticke so together, that they can not be sundered. ¹⁸ His nesinge is like a glisteringe fyre, and his eyes like the mornynge shyne. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go torches and fyre brandes, ²⁰ out off his nostrels there goeth a smoke, like as out off an hote seetinge pott. ²¹ His breth maketh the coales burne, the flame goeth out of his mouth. ²² In his necke remayneth strength, and before his face sorowe is turned to gladnesse. ²³ The membres of his body are ioyned so strayte one to another, and cleue so fast together, that he can not be moued. ²⁴ His hert is as harde as a stone, ad as fast as the styth ye that the hammer man smyteth vpon. ²⁵ When he goeth: the mightiest off all are afrayed, and the wawes heuy. ²⁶ Yff he drawe out the swearde, there maye nether speare ner brest plate abyde him. ²⁷ He setteth as moch by a strawe as by yro, and as moch by a rotten stocke as by metall. ²⁸ He starteth not awaye for him that bendeth the bowe, & as for slynge stones, he careth as moch for stubble as for them ²⁹ He counteth the hammer no better then a strawe, he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare. ³⁰ He treadeth the golde in the myre like ye sharpe potsherdes. ³¹ He maketh the depe to seeth and boyle like a pott, and stereth the see together like an oyntment. ³² The waye is light after him, the depe is his walkynge place. ³³ Vpon earth is there no power like vnto his, for he is so made, that he feareth not. ³⁴ Yff a man will cosidre all hye thinges, this same is a kynge ouer all the children off pryde.

⁸ geue it their curse also, euen those that be ready to rayse vp Leuiathan.

¹⁴ Thou denydest ye see thorow thy power, thou breakest the heades of the dragos in the waters.

¹ Darrest thou drawe out Leuiathan with an angle, or bynde his tonge with a snare?

²⁶ There go the shippes ouer, and there is that Leuiathan, whom thou hast made, to take his pastyme therin.

¹ Then the LORDE with his heuye, great and loge swearde shal vyset Leuiatha, that invincible serpet: eue Leuiatha yt croked serpent, and shal slaye the Wallfish in ye see.

¹ Darrest thou drawe out Leuiathan with an angle, or bynde his tonge with a snare? ² Canst thou put a rynge in the nose of him, or bore his chaftes thorow with a naule? ³ Wyll he make many fayre wordes with the (thynkest thou) or flatre the: ⁴ Wyll he make a couenaunt with the? Or, art thou able for to compell him to do the contynuall seruyce? ⁵ Wilt thou take thy pastyne wt him as with a byrde, or geue him vnto thy maydens, ⁶ that thy companyons maye hew him in peces, to be parted amonge the marchaunt men? ⁷ Canst thou fyll the nett wt his skynne, or ye fysh panyer with his heade? ⁸ Darrest thou laye honde vpon him? It is better for the to considre what harme might happe the there thorow and not to touch him. ⁹ For when thou thynkest to haue holde vpon him, he shall begyle the: Euery man also that seyth him, shall go backe. And why? ¹⁰ There darre none be so bolde, as to rayse him vp. Who is able to stonde before me? ¹¹ Or, who hath geuen me eny thynge afore hande, that I am bounde to rewarde him agayne? All thinges vnder heauen are myne. ¹² I feare him not, whether he threaten or speake fayre. ¹³ Who lifteth him vp and stripeth him out of his clothes, or who taketh him by the bytt of his brydle? ¹⁴ Who openeth the dore of his face? for he hath horrible tethe rounde aboute. ¹⁵ His body is couered with scales as it were with shyldes, lockte in, kepte, and well copacte together. ¹⁶ One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in: ¹⁷ Yee one hangeth so vpon another, and sticke so together, that they can not be sundered. ¹⁸ His nesinge is like a glisteringe fyre, and his eyes like the mornynge shyne. ¹⁹ Out of his mouth go torches and fyre brandes, ²⁰ out off his nostrels there goeth a smoke, like as out off an hote seetinge pott. ²¹ His breth maketh the coales burne, the flame goeth out of his mouth. ²² In his necke remayneth strength, and before his face sorowe is turned to gladnesse. ²³ The membres of his body are ioyned so strayte one to another, and cleue so fast together, that he can not be moued. ²⁴ His hert is as harde as a stone, ad as fast as the styth ye that the hammer man smyteth vpon. ²⁵ When he goeth: the mightiest off all are afrayed, and the wawes heuy. ²⁶ Yff he drawe out the swearde, there maye nether speare ner brest plate abyde him. ²⁷ He setteth as moch by a strawe as by yro, and as moch by a rotten stocke as by metall. ²⁸ He starteth not awaye for him that bendeth the bowe, & as for slynge stones, he careth as moch for stubble as for them ²⁹ He counteth the hammer no better then a strawe, he laugheth him to scorne that shaketh the speare. ³⁰ He treadeth the golde in the myre like ye sharpe potsherdes. ³¹ He maketh the depe to seeth and boyle like a pott, and stereth the see together like an oyntment. ³² The waye is light after him, the depe is his walkynge place. ³³ Vpon earth is there no power like vnto his, for he is so made, that he feareth not. ³⁴ Yff a man will cosidre all hye thinges, this same is a kynge ouer all the children off pryde.