Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Holman Bible
You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
International Standard Version
You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures.
A Conservative Version
Thou break the heads of leviathan in pieces. Thou gave him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
American Standard Version
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Amplified
You crushed the heads of
You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.
Darby Translation
Thou didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou didst break the heads of the sea monster, thou wilt give him for food to the people, to the inhabitants of the desert
King James 2000
You broke the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gave him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you gave him [as] food to [the] desert dwelling creatures.
Modern King James verseion
You cracked open the heads of leviathan, and gave him to be food to the people living in the wilderness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou smitest the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and givest him to be meat for the people in the wilderness.
New Heart English Bible
You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, didst crush the heads of the Sea-Monster, Thou didst give him to be food, for the people of the deserts;
Webster
Thou didst break the head of leviathan in pieces, and didst give him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
World English Bible
You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces. You gave him as food to people and desert creatures.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.
Themes
Fishes » Mentioned in scripture » Leviathan
Leviathan » The lord destroying the leviathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 74:14
Images Psalm 74:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Israel
13 You destroyed the sea by your strength; you shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast. 15 You broke open the spring and the stream; you dried up perpetually flowing rivers.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 27:1
At that time the Lord will punish with his destructive, great, and powerful sword Leviathan the fast-moving serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent; he will kill the sea monster.
Psalm 72:9
Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.
Exodus 12:35-36
Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them -- they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing.
Exodus 14:30
So the Lord saved Israel on that day from the power of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.
Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the Lord, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the Lord is with us. Do not fear them!"
Job 3:8
Let those who curse the day curse it -- those who are prepared to rouse Leviathan.
Job 41:1-34
"Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?
Psalm 104:25-26
Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.
Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.