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14 (A) You crushed the heads
    of the monster Leviathan,[a]
then fed him to wild creatures
    in the desert.

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Footnotes

  1. 74.14 Leviathan: God's victory over this monster sometimes stands for his power over all creation and sometimes for his defeat of Egypt.

14 It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan(A)
    and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.(B)

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26 (A) And there are the ships,
    as well as Leviathan,[a]
the monster you created
    to splash in the sea.

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  1. 104.26 Leviathan: See the note at 74.14.

26 There the ships(A) go to and fro,
    and Leviathan,(B) which you formed to frolic(C) there.(D)

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27 (A) On that day, Leviathan,[a]
    the sea monster,
will squirm and try to escape,
but the Lord will kill him
    with a cruel, sharp sword.

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Footnotes

  1. 27.1 Leviathan: God's victory over this monster sometimes stands for God's power over all creation and sometimes for his defeat of his enemies, especially Egypt.

Deliverance of Israel

27 In that day,(A)

the Lord will punish with his sword(B)
    his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan(C) the gliding serpent,(D)
    Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster(E) of the sea.

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