41:1

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּוֹ נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָל׃

Behold, the hope of him is in vain; Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

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41:2

לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּב׃

None is so fierce that dare stir him up; Who then is able to stand before Me?

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41:3

מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הוּא׃

Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

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41:4

לא־[לוֹ־] אַחֲרִישׁ בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרוֹת וְחִין עֶרְכּוֹ׃

Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?

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41:5

מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשׁוֹ בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנוֹ מִי יָבוֹא׃

Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?

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41:6

דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבוֹת שִׁנָּיו אֵימָה׃

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

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41:7

גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חוֹתָם צָר׃

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

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41:8

אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבוֹא בֵינֵיהֶם׃

One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

41:9

אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָדוּ׃

They are joined one to another; They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

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41:10

עֲ‍טִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אוֹר וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָׁחַר׃

His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

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41:11

מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידוֹדֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּטוּ׃

Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.

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41:12

מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹן׃

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.

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41:13

נַפְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

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41:14

בְּצַוָּארוֹ יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָה׃

In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.

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41:15

מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרוֹ דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמּוֹט׃

The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

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41:16

לִבּוֹ יָצוּק כְּמוֹ־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּית׃

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.

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41:17

מִשֵּׂתוֹ יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּאוּ׃

When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.

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41:18

מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָה׃

If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

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41:19

יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבוֹן נְחוּשָׁה׃

He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

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41:20

לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לוֹ אַבְנֵי־קָלַע׃

The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

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41:21

כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תוֹתָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידוֹן׃

Clubs are accounted as stubble; He laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.

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41:22

תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִיט׃

Sharpest potsherds are under him; He spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

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41:23

יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָה׃

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; He maketh the sea like a seething mixture.

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41:24

אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהוֹם לְשֵׂיבָה׃

He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.

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41:25

אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלוֹ הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת׃

Upon earth there is not his like who is made to be fearless.

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41:26

אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָׁחַץ׃

He looketh at all high things; He is king over all the proud beasts.

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