There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
Parallel translations
- KJV There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
- BSB There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
- NKJV There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.
- NASB The ships move along there, And Leviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.
- NLT See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.
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Cross-references · 7
- Ps 107:23Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;
- Isa 27:1In that day, Yahweh with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.
- Ps 74:14You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
- Gen 49:13“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.
- Ezek 27:9The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
- Job 3:8Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
- Job 41:1–34“Can you draw out Leviathan with a fish hook, or press down his tongue with a cord?
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