An exposition with practical observations upon the three first chapters of the book of…

Secondly, The word (Leviathan) is derived (according to the opinion of others) from Lavah, i. e. joined or associated. Hence Leviath, i. e. society or fellowship: to which the same pronoun being affixed, the word Leviathan is made up, and according to that extraction and composition, is rendered (socictatem suam) their society or their company. And the word in this derivation and construction of it, falls in with the sense of the former interpretation, who are ready to raise and stir up their company, namely to go fourth and mourn, or their company of mourners. And the reason is two-fold, why they are or may be said to raise up their company of mourners.

Secondly, The word (Leviathan) is derived (according to the opinion of others) from Lavah, i. e. joyned or associated. Hence Leviath, i. e. society or fellowship: to which the same pronoune being affixed, the word Leviathan is made up, and according to that extraction and composition, is rendred (socictatem suam) their society or their company. And the word in this derivation and construction of it, falls in with the sense of the former interpretation, who are ready to raise and stirre up their company, namely to goe fourth and mourne, or their company of mourners. And the reason is two-fold, why they are or may be said to raise up their company of mourners.

First, Because those solemn mourners were usually a great many, they were a company, a Chorus or a Quire, making a doleful lamentation; and so when they were to mourn, they called together or raised up their company of mourners. And the word [raised] is proper for a second reason,¹ because in such mournings, it was customed to rise up very early, or early to raise up one another. As David speaking of musical rejoicing, Psal. 108.2. saith, Awake psaltery and harp, I my self will awake early; The Hebrew is very emphatical in that place, word for word thus, I my ⟨p. 379⟩