In that daythe LORDwill punishLeviathanthe fleeingserpent,With His fierceand greatand mightysword,EvenLeviathanthe twistedserpent;And He will killthe dragonwho[lives] in the sea.
"By His breaththe heavensare cleared;His handhas piercedthe fleeingserpent.
"Let those curseit who cursethe day,Who are preparedto rouseLeviathan.
"He is the firstof the waysof God;Let his makerbringnearhis sword.
"Can you drawout Leviathanwith a fishhook?Or pressdownhis tonguewith a cord?
Therethe shipsmovealong, [And] Leviathan,whichYou have formedto sportin it.
GirdYour swordon [Your] thigh,O MightyOne,[In] Your splendorand Your majesty!
For behold,the LORDis about to comeout from His placeTo punishthe inhabitantsof the earthfor their iniquity;And the earthwill revealher bloodshedAnd will nolongercoverher slain.
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
I will destineyou for the sword,And allof you will bowdownto the slaughter.BecauseI called,but you did not answer;I spoke,but you did not hear.And you didevilin My sightAnd chosethat in whichI did not delight."
"The wolfand the lambwill grazetogether,and the lionwill eatstrawlike the ox;and dustwill be the serpent'sfood.They will donoevilor harmin allMy holymountain,"saysthe LORD.
For the LORDwill executejudgmentby fireAnd by His swordon allflesh,And those slainby the LORDwill be many.
"Ah,swordof the LORD,Howlongwill you not be quiet?Withdrawinto your sheath;Be at restand staystill.
O you who dwellby manywaters,Abundantin treasures,Your endhas come,The measureof your end.
"Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhas devouredme [and] crushedme, He has setme down[like] an emptyvessel;He has swallowedme like a monster,He has filledhis stomachwith my delicacies;He has washedme away.
"Speakand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, Pharaohkingof Egypt,The greatmonsterthat liesin the midstof his rivers,That has said,'My Nileis mine, and I myselfhave made[it].'
"Thoughthey hideon the summitof Carmel,I will searchthem out and takethem from there;And thoughthey concealthemselves from My sighton the floorof the sea,From thereI will commandthe serpentand it will bitethem.
Thenanothersignappearedin heaven:and behold,a greatreddragonhavingsevenheadsand tenhorns,and on his heads[were] sevendiadems.
ThenI sawanotherbeastcomingup out of the earth;and he hadtwohornslikea lamband he spokeas a dragon.
they worshipedthe dragonbecausehe gavehis authorityto the beast;and they worshipedthe beast,saying,"Whois likethe beast,and whois ableto wage warwith him?"
And I saw[coming] out of the mouthof the dragonand out of the mouthof the beastand out of the mouthof the false prophet,threeuncleanspiritslikefrogs;
Thenoneof the sevenangelswho hadthe sevenbowlscameand spokewith me, saying,"Come here,I will showyou the judgmentof the greatharlotwho sitson manywaters,
And he saidto me, "The waterswhichyou sawwherethe harlotsits,are peoplesand multitudesand nationsand tongues.
And the restwere killedwith the swordwhich camefrom the mouthof Him who saton the horse,and allthe birdswere filledwith their flesh.
Thereforerepent;orelseI am comingto you quickly,and I will make waragainstthem with the swordof My mouth.
And he laid holdof the dragon,the serpentof old,whois the deviland Satan,and boundhim for a thousandyears;
