hook," (a large creature, identity unknown)
Note: My Biblical Cyclopedic Index defines it twisted,
coiled."Or snare his tongue with a line which
you lower?"
Note: This is sometimes
thought to be a crocodile."Can you put a reed through his nose,
Or pierce his jaw with a *hook (thorn)?" (vs. 1-2)
"Can you fill his skin with harpoons,
Or his head with fishing spears?
Lay your hand on him;
Remember the battle -
Never do it again!
Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is
*vain; (Lit. false)
Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?
No one is so fierce that he would dare
stir him up. . . "(vs. 7-10)
"I will not *conceal his limbs,
(Lit. keep silent about)
His mighty power, or his graceful
proportions.
Who can *remove his outer coat?
(Lit. take off the face of his garment)
Who can approach him with a double
bridle?
Who can open the doors of his face,
With his terrible teeth all around?
His rows of *scales (Lit. shields) are his pride,
Shut up tightly as with a seal;
One is so near another
That no air can come between them;
They are joined one to another,
They stick together and cannot be
parted.
His sneezings flash forth light,
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the
morning.
Out of his mouth go burning lights;
Sparks of fire shoot out.
Smoke goes out of his nostrils,
As from a boiling pot and burning
rushes.
His breath kindles coals,
And a flame goes out of his mouth.
Strength dwells in his neck,
And *sorrow (despair) dances before him.
The folds of his flesh are joined
together;
They are firm on him and cannot be
moved.
His heart is as hard as stone,
Even as hard as the lower millstone.
When he raises himself up, the mighty
are afraid;
Because of his crashings they *are
beside themselves. (Or purify themselves)
Though a sword reaches him, it cannot avail;
Nor does spear, dart, or javelin.
He regards iron as straw,
And bronze as rotten wood.
The arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones become like stubble to him.
Darts are regarded as straw;
He laughs at the threat of javelins." (vs. 12-29)
Note: Crocodiles are hunted for their skins! "His undersides are like sharp potsherds;
He spreads pointed marks in the mire.
He makes the deep boil like a pot;
He makes the sea like a pot of
ointment.
He leaves a shining wake behind him;
One would think the deep had white
hair.
On earth there is nothing like him,
Which is made without fear.
He beholds every high thing;
He is king over all the children of
pride" (vs. 30-34)
Note: Only a dragon can fit this description. See (The Dinosaur Was Made With Man)
In which are innumerable teeming
things,
Living things both small and great.
There the ships sail about;
And there is that Leviathan
Which You have made to play there."
Note: A
dragon would not have wings. God clearly made the sea creatures individually
from the winged ones. 