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Let them curse it who curse the Sea,
    those skilled at disturbing Leviathan![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:8 Leviathan: a mythological sea monster symbolizing primeval chaos. It is parallel to Sea, which was the opponent of Baal in the Ugaritic legends. Cf. 9:13; 26:13; 40:25–41:26; Ps 74:13–14; 104:26; Is 27:1.

25 Can you lead Leviathan[a] about with a hook,
    or tie down his tongue with a rope?

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  1. 40:25 Leviathan: although identified by some scholars as the crocodile, it is more likely another chaos monster; see note on 3:8.

29 Can you play with him, as with a bird?
    Can you tie him up for your little girls?

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