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Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.
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The Jaws of Terror
Commentators explain that the 'doors of his face' is a powerful metaphor for the creature's mouth. The 'terror' surrounding its teeth refers to a fearsome dental structure. Scholars note this description strongly aligns with the crocodile, which possesses around sixty large, sharp, interlocking teeth, making its bite incredibly dangerous and something no human would dare challenge.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who can open the doors of his face? — His mouth. The same term is still used to denote the mouth—from its resemblance to a door. Th…
19th Century
Anglican
Who can open the doors of his face? —that is, his mouth. Round about his teeth is terror.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who can open the doors of his face? &c.] Of his mouth, the jaws thereof, which are like a pair of folding doors: the…
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13th Century
Catholic
After describing the structure of Leviathan, the Lord next describes its powerful actions. Just as He first described the arrangement of its head a…