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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues to rebuke Job by asking him rhetorical questions.
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# Who can strip off his outer covering?
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This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one can strip off his outer clothing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# his
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The word "his" refers to Leviathan.
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# Who can penetrate his double armor?
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The word "armor" is a metaphor for the hard scales or hide on his back. This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one can penetrate his very thick hide." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Who can open the doors of his face ... terror?
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This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "No one can pry his jaws apart ... terror." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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