Job 41:14

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“Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?”

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BSBPD

“Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The doors of his face who hath opened? Round about his teeth <FI>are<Fi> terrible.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 41:14 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 38:10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,
  2. Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
  3. Psalms 58:6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
  4. Proverbs 30:14there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
  5. Ecclesiastes 12:4when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,
  6. Daniel 7:7After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.

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