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Isaiah 27:1-13 ESV / 837 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. 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. In that day, “A pleasant vineyard, sing of it!
Dec 14, 2023 · According to Strong’s Hebrew concordance, the definition for Leviathan (H03882) is “sea monster, dragon.”. It derives from the root word lavah (H03867), which means joined to oneself, twined ...
The Mighty Leviathan! Leviathans are one of the greatest creatures ever created (Job 41:33). This fearsome, powerful animal (verses 8 - 9) is said to have a large tongue (Job 41:1) and a thick, impenetrable skin composed of scales (verse 7, 13, 15 - 17, 23). It is said to be quite strong (verse 12), possessing two rows of teeth (verse 13) in a ...
Jul 19, 2023 · Leviathan in the Bible. Leviathan is the second creature mentioned by God. The entire 41 st chapter of Job is dedicated to this creature. A Leviathan is described as a fierce and untamable beast. It is covered with impenetrable armor and has a mouth full of deadly teeth. Leviathan breathes fire and smoke and churns up the sea like an ink pot.
May 7, 2024 · In the Old Testament, Leviathan appears in Psalms 74:14 as a multiheaded sea serpent that is killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the wilderness. In Isaiah 27:1, Leviathan is a serpent and a symbol of Israel’s enemies, who will be slain by God. In Job 41, it is a sea monster and a symbol of God’s power of creation.
According to Isa 27:1 the Lord will punish Leviathan, “the fleeing serpent,” “the twisting serpent,” and “the dragon”—phrases that describe the similarly named Litan of Ugaritic literature (KTU 1.5 i:1-3). Similarly, in Ps 74:13-14, the psalmist seeks relief from God, who “broke the heads of the dragon in the waters” and ...
Leviathan. a transliterated Hebrew word (livyathan), meaning "twisted," "coiled." In Job 3:8, Revised Version, and marg. of Authorized Version, it denotes the dragon which, according to Eastern tradition, is an enemy of light; in 41:1 the crocodile is meant; in Psalms 104:26 it "denotes any large animal that moves by writhing or wriggling the body, the whale, the monsters of the deep."
