Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
1 Can you catch Leviathan with a fishhook or tie his tongue down with a rope?
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“Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a rope through his snout or put a hook through his jaws?
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Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?
3 Will he beg you to let him go? Will he plead with you for mercy?
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Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words?
4 Will he make an agreement with you and promise to serve you forever?
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Will it make an agreement with you for you to take it as your slave for life?
5 Will you tie him like a pet bird, like something to amuse your servant women?
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Can you make a pet of it like a bird or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
6 Will fishermen bargain over him? Will merchants cut him up to sell?
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Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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