By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
Job 40:19 - Revised Standard Version “He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He is the chief of the ways of God: He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The hippopotamus] is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God [in animal life]; [only] He Who made him provides him with his [swordlike tusks, or only God Who made him can bring near His sword to master him]. American Standard Version (1901) He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword. Common English Bible He is the first of God’s acts; only his maker can come near him with a sword. Catholic Public Domain Version He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes. |
By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
“Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.
If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and strung his bow;
In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.