Psalms 74:14New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, thou gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thou didst break the head of leviathan in pieces, [and] didst give him [to be] food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— *Thou* didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou, didst crush the heads of the Sea-Monster, Thou didst give him to be food, for the people of the deserts;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon: thou hast given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thou brakest the head of Liuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to be meate for the people in wildernesse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou brakest the heads of Leuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to bee meat to the people inhabiting the wildernesse.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Thou didst break the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and thou gavest him as food to a strong people.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thou didst break to pieces the heads of the dragon; thou didst give him [for] meat to the Ethiopian nations.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. |
Thou
x859 (0859) Complementאַתָּה'attah{at-taw'}
A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.
brakest
7533 {7533} Primeרָצַץratsats{raw-tsats'}
A primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively.
z8765 <8765> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 2121
the heads
7218 {7218} Primeרֹאשׁro'sh{roshe}
From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.).
of leviathan
3882 {3882} Primeלִוְיָתָןlivyathan{liv-yaw-thawn'}
From H3867; a wreathed animal, that is, a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea monster); figuratively the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon.
in pieces, [ and] gavest
5414 {5414} Primeנָתַןnathan{naw-than'}
A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application ( put, make, etc.).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
him [ to be] meat
3978 {3978} Primeמַאֲכָלma'akal{mah-ak-awl'}
From H0398; an eatable (including provender, flesh and fruit).
to the people
5971 {5971} Primeעַם`am{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
inhabiting the wilderness.
6728 {6728} Primeצִיִּיtsiyiy{tsee-ee'}
From the same as H6723; a desert dweller, that is, nomad or wild beast. |
Psalms 74:14
_ _ heads of leviathan — The word is a collective, and so used for many.
_ _ the people ... wilderness — that is, wild beasts, as conies (Proverbs 30:25, Proverbs 30:26), are called a people. Others take the passages literally, that the sea monsters thrown out on dry land were food for the wandering Arabs. |
Psalms 74:14
Leviathan — Pharaoh. The people — To the ravenous birds and beasts of the desert. These creatures are significantly called the people of the wilderness, because they are the only people that inhabit it. |
Psalms 74:14
Thou brakest the heads of (k) leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] (l) meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
(k) Which was a great monster of the sea, or whale, meaning Pharaoh.
(l) His destruction rejoiced them as meat refreshes the body. |
- leviathan:
Psalms 104:25-26 [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. ... There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
Job 3:8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
*marg.
Job 41:1-34 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down? ... He beholdeth all high [things]: he [is] a king over all the children of pride.
Isaiah 27:1 In 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.
Revelation 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
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- meat:
Psalms 72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Exodus 12:35-36 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: ... And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them [such things as they required]. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
Exodus 14:30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
Numbers 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they [are] bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD [is] with us: fear them not.
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