Job 41:14

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Who has made open the doors of his face? Fear is round about his teeth.

Webster's Revision

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.

English Revised Version (ERV)

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

Clarke's Job 41:14 Bible Commentary

The doors of his face? - His jaws which are most tremendous.

Barnes's Job 41:14 Bible Commentary

Who can open the doors of his face? - His mouth. The same term is sti 1 used to denote the mouth - from its resemblance to a door. The idea is, that no one would dare to force open his mouth. This agrees better with the crocodile than almost any other animal. It would not apply to the whale. The crocodile is armed with a more formidable set of teeth than almost any other animal; see the description in the notes at Job 41:1. Bochart says that it has sixty teeth, and those much larger than in proportion to the size of the body. Some of them, he says, stand out; some of them are serrated, or like a saw, fitting into each other when the mouth is closed; and some come together in the manner of a comb, so that the grasp of the animal is very tenacious and fearful; see a full description in Bochart.

Wesley's Job 41:14 Bible Commentary

41:14 Doors - His mouth. If it be open, none dare enter within, and if it be shut, none dare open it.