Psalms 74:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.”
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“You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 74:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 12:35Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing.
- Exodus 14:30That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore.
- Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
- Job 3:8May it be cursed by those who curse the day— those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
- Job 41:1“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Psalms 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
- Psalms 104:25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
- Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
- Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
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