God continues 'Who can open the doors of his mouth? His teeth are terrible round about.' This verse describes Leviathan's mouth and teeth as weapons. The doors of the mouth cannot be opened (perhaps suggesting that the creature's mouth cannot be forced open), and the teeth are terrible. The verse establishes that even the creature's mouth is a weapon, protected and terrible. The image of teeth suggests both feeding and aggression. Job is invited to contemplate a creature whose very mouth is weaponized.

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