“I will not keep silence concerning its limbs.
I will not keep silence concerning its mighty strength.
I will not keep silence concerning its splendid frame.
Who can strip off its outer garment?
Who can penetrate its double coat of mail?
Who can open the doors of its face?
There is terror all around its teeth.
Its back is made of shields of rows.
Its back is shut up closely as with a seal.
One is so near to another.
No air can come between them.
They are joined one to another.
They clasp each other.
They cannot be separated.
Its sneezes flash forth light.
Its eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn.
From its mouth go flaming torches.
Sparks of fire leap out from its mouth.
Out of its nostrils comes smoke,
It is like from a boiling pot and burning rushes.
Its breath kindles coals.
A flame comes out of its mouth.
In its neck abides strength.
Terror dances before it.
The folds of its flesh cling together.
It is firmly cast and immovable.
Its heart is as hard as stone.
It is as hard as the lower millstone.”
Yahweh then presented a graphic description of Leviathan. Leviathan has a mighty frame so that you cannot take off its skin with its double coat of protective armor. It has ferocious teeth. Its back has rows of shields sealed closely together so that no air comes between them. When it sneezes light comes out. Flames come out its mouth that can light fires. Smoke comes out its nostrils. It has folds of flesh around its neck. Its heart was as hard as stone. This is one mean looking terrifying dude.
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