Two concluding verses are given in evaluation of Leviathan that repeatedly emphasize his incomparable supremacy (vv. 33–34). He is a king without equal and without fear. Even when emphasizing Leviathan’s uniqueness, however, this concluding evaluation recalls verses 10–11 and the creature’s inferiority to God. This is accomplished by describing him as ‘a creature without fear’ (v. 33). The word translated ‘creature’ is a qal passive participle: ‘a thing created’. Just as Behemoth is a creature along
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