Job 41:14
New International Version
Who dares open the doors of its mouth, ringed about with fearsome teeth?

New Living Translation
Who could pry open its jaws? For its teeth are terrible!

English Standard Version
Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.

Berean Standard Bible
Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

King James Bible
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

New King James Version
Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around?

New American Standard Bible
“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.

NASB 1995
“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.

NASB 1977
“Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth there is terror.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who can open the doors of its face? Around its teeth there is dreadful terror.

Amplified Bible
“Who can open the doors (jaws) of his face? Around his [open jaws and] teeth there is terror.

Christian Standard Bible
Who can open his jaws, surrounded by those terrifying teeth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who can open his jaws, surrounded by those terrifying teeth?

American Standard Version
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

Contemporary English Version
Who would try to open its jaws, full of fearsome teeth? *

English Revised Version
Who can open the doors of his face? round about his teeth is terror.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who can open its closed mouth? Its teeth are surrounded by terror.

Good News Translation
Who can make him open his jaws, ringed with those terrifying teeth?

International Standard Version
Who dares to open his mouth, since it is ringed with his terrible teeth!

Majority Standard Bible
Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

NET Bible
Who can open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

New Heart English Bible
Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible around.

World English Bible
Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who has opened the doors of his face? Around his teeth [are] terrible.

Young's Literal Translation
The doors of his face who hath opened? Round about his teeth are terrible.

Smith's Literal Translation
Who opened the doors of his face? his teeth a terror round about.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Who can open the doors of his face? I gave fear to the circle of his teeth.

New American Bible
Who can force open the doors of his face, close to his terrible teeth?

New Revised Standard Version
Who can open the doors of its face? There is terror all around its teeth.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who has removed his skin? Who can come near him when the net is lowered?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who opens the door of his mouth? The row of his teeth is awesome!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Power Shown in Leviathan
13Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle? 14Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth? 15His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.…

Cross References
Psalm 74:13-14
You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

Isaiah 27:1
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.

Ezekiel 29:3
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

Psalm 104:26
There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Psalm 89:10
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

Isaiah 43:16-17
Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

Ezekiel 32:2
“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’

Revelation 13:1
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

Revelation 17:8
The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

Psalm 18:8
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

Isaiah 30:27
Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

Daniel 7:2-3
Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. / Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:


Treasury of Scripture

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

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Job 38:10
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Ecclesiastes 12:4
And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;

his teeth

Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 58:6
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

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Job 41
1. Of God's great power in the leviathan














Who can open
This phrase challenges human ability and power, emphasizing the might and mystery of the creature described, often identified as Leviathan. In the Hebrew text, the word "open" (פָּתַח, patach) suggests an action that requires authority and strength. The rhetorical question implies that no human can easily control or subdue this creature, pointing to the limitations of human power compared to God's sovereignty.

his jaws
The "jaws" (לֶחִי, lechi) symbolize strength and danger. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the jaw of a beast was often seen as a symbol of its power and ferocity. The imagery here evokes a sense of awe and fear, as the jaws of Leviathan are not just physical attributes but representations of its untamable nature. This serves to remind the reader of the creature's formidable presence and the futility of human attempts to dominate it.

surrounded by
This phrase indicates protection and defense, suggesting that the creature's teeth are not just tools for consumption but also a barrier against any who might attempt to harm or capture it. The Hebrew word used here (סָבִיב, saviv) conveys the idea of encirclement, emphasizing the impenetrable nature of Leviathan's defenses. This further underscores the creature's invincibility and the divine craftsmanship behind its creation.

his fearsome teeth
The "fearsome teeth" (שִׁנָּיו, shinnav) are a vivid depiction of terror and strength. In the ancient world, teeth were often associated with power and the ability to destroy. The adjective "fearsome" highlights the dread that these teeth inspire, serving as a metaphor for the overwhelming and awe-inspiring nature of God's creation. This imagery not only illustrates the physical attributes of Leviathan but also serves as a reminder of the Creator's unmatched power and wisdom.

(14) Who can open the doors of his face?--i.e., his mouth. Round about his teeth is terror.

Verse 14. - Who can open the doors of his face? Who can make him open his huge, gaping jaws, if he chooses to keep them shut? Who would dare to do so? His teeth are terrible round about. The crocodile has "two rows of sharply pointed teeth, thirty or more on each side" (Russell's 'Ancient and Modern Egypt,' p. 460). They are "so formed and disposed as to tear their prey rather than masticate it" ('Dict. Universelle des Sciences,' p. 447). The voracity of the full-grown crocodile is great; and he will not scruple to attack and devour men, if they come in his way. The natives of Upper Egypt have a wholesome terror of him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Who
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can open
פִתֵּ֑חַ (p̄it·tê·aḥ)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

his jaws,
דַּלְתֵ֣י (dal·ṯê)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door

ringed
סְבִיב֖וֹת (sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ)
Adverb
Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around

by his fearsome
אֵימָֽה׃ (’ê·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 367: Fright, an idol

teeth?
שִׁנָּ֣יו (šin·nāw)
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff


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