Isaiah 27:1 Quotes
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In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. (Isaiah 27:1, KJV)
Context
This line is written by Isaiah in Isaiah 27:1.
Sea serpents? Cool!
Too bad Isaiah's only talking metaphorically here about how God's going to destroy the evil at the end of the world. Sorry, Nessie-lovers.
Where you've heard it
Nowadays Leviathan is any giant sea creature, from whales to kraken. Or, for you budding politicians, "Leviathan" is also the title of a famous political treatise by philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
This one sounds just a little pretentious, doesn't it?