In that day the LORD with His hard and great and strong sword will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, even Leviathan the twisted serpent; and He will slay the dragon that is in the sea, establishing that final salvation includes God's destruction of cosmic evil represented by Leviathan and the dragon, forces of chaos and rebellion that have opposed God's purposes. The Leviathan imagery, drawn from ancient Near Eastern mythology and used in Job and the Psalms, represents the ultimate expression of chaos and resistance to God's order. The multiple descriptions—fleeing, twisted—suggest the nature of evil as evasive and corrupted. The destruction of Leviathan represents the final victory of God's order over chaos, the complete restoration of creation to its intended purpose. This verse connects personal and corporate salvation to cosmic salvation, establishing that God's redemptive work encompasses all creation.

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