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Description “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook
or tie down its tongue with a rope?
Can you put a cord through its nose
or pierce its jaw with a hook?
Will it keep begging you for mercy?
Will it speak to you with gentle words?
Will it make an agreement with you
for you to take it as your slave for life?
Can you make a pet of it like a bird
or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?
Will traders barter for it?
Will they divide it up among the merchants?
Can you fill its hide with harpoons
or its head with fishing spears?
If you lay a hand on it,
you will remember the struggle and never do it again!
Any hope of subduing it is false;
the mere sight of it is overpowering.
No one is fierce enough to rouse it.
Who then is able to stand against me?
Who has a claim against me that I must pay?
Everything under heaven belongs to me.

“I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs,
its strength and its graceful form.
Who can strip off its outer coat?
Who can penetrate its double coat of armor?
Who dares open the doors of its mouth,
ringed about with fearsome teeth?
Its back has rows of shields
tightly sealed together;
each is so close to the next
that no air can pass between.
They are joined fast to one another;
they cling together and cannot be parted.
Its snorting throws out flashes of light;
its eyes are like the rays of dawn.
Flames stream from its mouth;
sparks of fire shoot out.
Smoke pours from its nostrils
as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
Its breath sets coals ablaze,
and flames dart from its mouth.
Strength resides in its neck;
dismay goes before it.
The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
they are firm and immovable.
Its chest is hard as rock,
hard as a lower millstone.
When it rises up, the mighty are terrified;
they retreat before its thrashing.
The sword that reaches it has no effect,
nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin.
Iron it treats like straw
and bronze like rotten wood.
Arrows do not make it flee;
slingstones are like chaff to it.
A club seems to it but a piece of straw;
it laughs at the rattling of the lance.
Its undersides are jagged potsherds,
leaving a trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.
It makes the depths churn like a boiling cauldron
and stirs up the sea like a pot of ointment.
It leaves a glistening wake behind it;
one would think the deep had white hair.
Nothing on earth is its equal—
a creature without fear.
It looks down on all that are haughty;
it is king over all that are proud.”
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| Leviathan | Saint George & the Dragon | Quetzalcoatl |

Major Work 1/3

Download for 15% original size, derp.

No critique, please. I'll be tempted to go back and fix it, and I don't have the time to do that right now. ;;

Thanks for looking! ♥
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Comments: 134

Shwonky [2015-05-21 16:13:00 +0000 UTC]

Hoo-ly-fuck ;O;

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meiyeezhu [2014-07-25 02:00:27 +0000 UTC]

Can you kill a leviathan with a cannon? With the right caliber and training, yes you can...

meiyeezhu.deviantart.com/art/A…

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youngspecial159 In reply to meiyeezhu [2019-03-28 03:32:51 +0000 UTC]

Ummmmmmmm only god can kill the laviathen for he created this beutiful beast like his scales are so strong that no human weapon or fire or cannon can kill him.....only god can. for he is powerful than any thing on this planet.

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gabriellestory [2013-12-29 15:19:49 +0000 UTC]

I am doing up a Bible project BibleAce.com
and would like to know if I can use your awesome artwork.
Due credit and linkback will be given.

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nybird In reply to gabriellestory [2014-01-01 06:53:04 +0000 UTC]

as long as credit is given you have my permission to use this piece!

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nthsnowflake [2013-09-24 04:31:33 +0000 UTC]

I love the movement visually in this. And dear god the scale!
This, to me, begins to adequately express "Leviathan". As much a force of nature as a monster.
Amazing work. (Darn how big IS that thing)

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youngspecial159 In reply to nthsnowflake [2019-03-28 03:33:42 +0000 UTC]

Man........god created a beutiful beast

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Monsterjuice-xxxx [2013-04-18 00:57:33 +0000 UTC]

The Leviathan will always be one of my favorite dragons. Amazing job on this!

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Reb29 [2013-03-15 20:19:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow!!

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moonsongstudios [2012-08-25 22:39:37 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
So deliciously dark, too. And I love that you put the corresponding Bible verses in the description.

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nybird In reply to moonsongstudios [2012-12-04 23:57:44 +0000 UTC]

thank-you! c:

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petti91 [2012-08-07 03:42:00 +0000 UTC]

Simply amazing

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sp1218 [2012-07-06 20:50:46 +0000 UTC]

I always like the leviathan. very unique and he is the perfect choice for being a water dragon.

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DarthLych [2012-06-14 11:47:40 +0000 UTC]

Things like that are the reason that I stay as far away from large bodies of water as possible . I keep expecting to turn on the TV one day and see a story about how a cruise liner or military ship got taken out by some thing like this....

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nybird In reply to DarthLych [2012-06-27 08:29:52 +0000 UTC]

That would definitely be terrifying! Hahaha D:

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RavendeDrieu [2012-06-08 15:33:25 +0000 UTC]

WoWWW! NICE!!!! ^U^

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freelancerraiko [2012-05-29 13:45:04 +0000 UTC]

Meh. I could take it.

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AndisReinbergs [2012-05-01 09:55:25 +0000 UTC]

It is just so. Impressive.

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HectorHimeros [2012-03-27 07:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Your lovely art is featured in Castiel-and-Friends' journal: [link]

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MoonAscendant [2012-03-11 22:48:19 +0000 UTC]

It's a nice concept, no doubt. Well executed, I'm particularly intrigued by the emanating light from the Leviathan.

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ColinatorGX [2012-02-20 20:11:31 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely stunning work. The little details like the ship and its tininess compared to the Leviathan, and its furnace-like breath are awesome.

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CDTXYN [2012-01-27 11:30:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow.

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CeruleanSparx [2012-01-25 01:52:43 +0000 UTC]

That poor ship.... Fantastic work on that beast, though! I especially enjoy the perspective above AND below. Gives it's massive size an even more imposing boost

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nybird In reply to CeruleanSparx [2012-01-26 10:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Haha, thanks so much!

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Xenos-of-the-Rose [2012-01-09 22:25:09 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece of work~ I love the details. I also noticed you made his eyes glow like in his description. o: Most people forget that little detail.

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nybird In reply to Xenos-of-the-Rose [2012-01-19 09:17:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again. c: Glowing things are one of my favourite things to draw, so I made sure I remembered to include every glowy bit I could. Haha.

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GuardianDragon1 [2011-11-10 17:24:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I love the details in the waves, and the tiny little ship! Great job with the lighting and colors as well!

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nybird In reply to GuardianDragon1 [2011-12-04 09:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you! c:

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taisteng [2011-08-20 22:42:03 +0000 UTC]

The scale is fantastic and the movement, too.

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Mith-cest-Moi [2011-08-19 13:15:21 +0000 UTC]

I just died of awesome.

What's the poem?

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nybird In reply to Mith-cest-Moi [2011-08-19 13:50:19 +0000 UTC]

♥!
It's from the Bible, Job 41. C:

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Mith-cest-Moi In reply to nybird [2011-08-19 14:50:20 +0000 UTC]

For real? Never knew the Bible contained cool stuff like that. :3

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nybird In reply to Mith-cest-Moi [2011-08-20 03:29:45 +0000 UTC]

x) There are quite a few cool things in the Bible.

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Mith-cest-Moi In reply to nybird [2011-08-20 10:35:45 +0000 UTC]

I wouldn't know, I have never actually read it...
I ought to, maybe.

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Eraili [2011-08-19 10:43:41 +0000 UTC]

This, hunny, is just breathtaking
I love how you draw <3
And especially these details~ on the water or the burning ship for example

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nybird In reply to Eraili [2011-08-19 11:44:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Rai. ♥ c:

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Eraili In reply to nybird [2011-08-19 19:50:58 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome hun

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Gildawraith [2011-08-19 04:07:32 +0000 UTC]

The detail on this is astounding

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Sabinalibertad [2011-08-19 02:17:28 +0000 UTC]

Wow awsome work! amazing leviathan!

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Dragonfire14 [2011-08-16 17:37:23 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool! Love it!

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Terrajaide [2011-08-16 16:32:31 +0000 UTC]

So cool! Love the Job reference.

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Lemmy-X [2011-08-16 11:04:17 +0000 UTC]


This excellent artwork is featured in my journal. [link]

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nybird In reply to Lemmy-X [2011-08-18 06:28:02 +0000 UTC]

♥!

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Melanie-H-H [2011-08-14 14:03:07 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant ! I have sent it in to a DARK art group. I am the Founder [link]

.Hope you will join us! ,We would love to have you and I think you would fit right in . As non member you can

have only 1 submission but as member you are allowed 10 subs a day .Hope to hear from you soon.

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nybird In reply to Melanie-H-H [2011-08-16 05:16:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for including my work, and for the invite!
I'm not joining any more groups at the moment though, but I'll certainly keep it in mind.

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Melanie-H-H In reply to nybird [2011-08-16 05:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Thats a shame we have a monster contest just about to start will killer prizes .Thanks 4 letting me know .

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DaenerysStormborn [2011-08-14 07:11:59 +0000 UTC]

This is so great!

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kintsy [2011-08-13 16:01:37 +0000 UTC]

You're always improving and it's really fun to watch! The water looks fantastic! Keep up the great work

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nybird In reply to kintsy [2011-08-16 05:15:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Aiyu! I'll certainly try. c: ♥

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Kizyoi [2011-08-13 01:28:30 +0000 UTC]

holy crap! Totally awesome!

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