Quotes About Power

See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.

His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.

He is the foremost of Godís works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?

Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?

If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!

Surely hope of overcoming him is false. Is not the sight of him overwhelming?

No one is so fierce as to rouse Leviathan. Then who is able to stand against Me?

I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.

Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?

Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth!

Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.

His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour from his mouth.

Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him.