Job 3:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Let them curse it who curse the Sea,
those skilled at disturbing Leviathan![a]
Footnotes
- 3:8 Leviathan: a mythological sea monster symbolizing primeval chaos. It is parallel to Sea, which was the opponent of Baal in the Ugaritic legends. Cf. 9:13; 26:13; 40:25–41:26; Ps 74:13–14; 104:26; Is 27:1.
Job 40:25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 Can you lead Leviathan[a] about with a hook,
or tie down his tongue with a rope?
Job 40:29
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
29 Can you play with him, as with a bird?
Can you tie him up for your little girls?
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