Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures.
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.
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.
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.
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 split the sea by your own power. You shattered the heads of sea monsters in the water. 14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan. You set it as food for desert creatures. 15 You opened both the spring and the river; you dried up flowing rivers.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 27:1
At that time, with his fierce, mighty, and powerful sword, the LORD will punish the gliding serpent Leviathan the coiling serpent Leviathan and he will kill the dragon that's in the sea.
Psalm 72:9
May the nomads bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Exodus 12:35-36
Meanwhile, the Israelis had done as Moses said; they had asked the Egyptians for objects of silver and objects of gold, and for clothes.
Exodus 14:30
On that day the LORD delivered Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead along the seashore.
Numbers 14:9
However, don't rebel against the LORD or be afraid of the people who live in the land, because we'll gobble them right up. Their defenses will collapse, because the LORD is with us. You are not to be afraid of them."
Job 3:8
Let whoever curses days curse it those who are ready to awaken monsters.
Job 41:1-34
"Can you draw Leviathan out of the water with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a rope?
Psalm 104:25-26
There is the deep and wide sea, teeming with numberless creatures, living things small and great.
Revelation 20:2
He captured the dragon, that ancient serpent, also known as the Devil and Satan, and tied him up for a thousand years.