Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.

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 crushed the heads of Leviathan;
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 Leviathan (Egypt);
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.

NET Bible

You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

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.

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Psalm 74:14

References

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Images Psalm 74:14

Context Readings

Prayer For Israel

13 You divided the sea by your strength. You broke the heads of the sea monsters (Egypt's Army) in the waters. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness.
15 You opened up spring and stream. You dried up mighty rivers.

Cross References

Isaiah 27:1

In that day Jehovah will punish with his sword, his fierce, great and powerful sword. He will slay Leviathan the fleeing, coiling serpent, the monster of the sea.

Psalm 72:9

Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.

Exodus 12:35-36

The sons of Israel did what Moses told them. They asked the Egyptians for gold and silver jewelry and for clothes.

Exodus 14:30

That day Jehovah saved the people of Israel from the Egyptians. The Israelites saw them lying dead on the seashore.

Numbers 14:9

Do not rebel against Jehovah. Do not be afraid of the people who live there. We will conquer them easily. Jehovah is with us and has defeated the gods who protected them. Do not be afraid.

Job 3:8

May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to lift up Leviathan (Babylonian symbol of sadness and mourning).

Job 41:1-34

GOD CONTINUES TO QUESTION JOB:

Psalm 104:25-26

The sea is so big and wide with many creatures, living things both large and small.

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, the old serpent that is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

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