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Job 41:1

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CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
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  1. Isaiah 27:1Rank 1 from verse 1
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    1IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

  2. Job 3:8Rank 2 from verse 1
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    8Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

  3. Psalms 104:26Rank 3 from verse 1
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    26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

  4. Psalms 74:14Rank 4 from verse 1
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    14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 41:1

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

draw

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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hook

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A bent or pointed implement used to catch, draw, fasten, or control.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cord

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A string or small rope made of twisted strands, including a line used for measuring.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lettest

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Second-person singular present form of let. Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

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2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

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