Who can open the doors of his mighty face? Around his teeth there is terror His back is made of shields Shut up so tightly and sealed One is so near to the next No air can come between
His sneezings flash forth light And his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn His bones are tubes of bronze His limbs like bars of iron Out of his mouth go torches Sparks of fire leap forth
There's none that's like him
Out of his nostrils pour forth smoke As from a boiling pot and burning rushes
His breath kindles coals, and pours forth smoke A flame comes from his mouth In his neck he abides strength
There's none that's like him On earth there is nothing like him A creature that is without fear And terror dances before him His heart is hard as the lower millstone
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid Behold Behemoth At the thrashing of his tail they are beside themselves Behold Behemoth
He laughs at the rattle of javelins Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood The arrow can't make him flee his ground
On earth there is none like him God alone poses threat
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid Behold Behemoth At the thrashing of his tail they are beside themselves Behold Behemoth
I declared a war, the day my side was pierced I dragged him by snout down to hell And on the third day, I pronounced the beast dead I abolished his authority