The Night Was So Long, the Day Even Longer

After the Night When I Wake Up, I'll See What Tomorrow Brings
Art of William Blake: Behemoth and Leviathan; 1825
from Illustrations to ‘The Book of Job’



Behemoth, who dominates the land, as ‘the chief of the  Ways of God.’ Leviathan, a Sea Monster, is ‘King over all the Children  of Pride.’ In his book Jerusalem, Blake has these two monsters  representatives of war by land and by sea.

Art of William Blake: Behemoth and Leviathan; 1825

from Illustrations to ‘The Book of Job’

Behemoth, who dominates the land, as ‘the chief of the Ways of God.’ Leviathan, a Sea Monster, is ‘King over all the Children of Pride.’ In his book Jerusalem, Blake has these two monsters representatives of war by land and by sea.

(Source: adventures-of-the-blackgang)