There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
Parallel translations
- WEB There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
- KJV There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
- 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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Quick answer
Upon the sea the ships sail, and there is leviathan, formed by God to play in it. Even the mighty sea creature is God's plaything, not His rival.
Overview
Leviathan, elsewhere a symbol of fearsome power, is here pictured frolicking in the sea God made for it. What men dread is mere sport to the Creator. This declares God's complete mastery over every power, a mastery exercised by Christ, who tramples every hostile force beneath His feet.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 107:23Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
- Isa 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.
- Ps 74:14You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
- Gen 49:13Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Job 41:1–34“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
- Job 3:8May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
- Ezek 27:9The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
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