Job 40:19

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“It is the first of the great acts of God; only its Maker can approach it with the sword.

Cross References

Job 26:13

By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Job 40:15

“Look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made you; it eats grass like an ox.

Job 40:18

Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.

Job 41:33

On earth it has no equal, a creature without fear.

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Psalm 7:12

If one does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and strung his bow;

Isaiah 27:1

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.