Job 39:21
19 Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?
20 Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
22 He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
23 A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
- KJV
- He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
- WEB
- He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.
- ASV
- He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men.
- DARBY
- He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength; he goeth forth to meet the armed host.
- BLB
- They dig in the valley, and he rejoices in strength; he goes forth to meet the weaponry.
- ÅB
- Den skraper i jorden og gleder seg ved sin kraft; så farer den fram mot væbnede skarer.
- OTB
- Han sparker i dalen, jubler i sin styrke;
Han stormer inn i striden. - B1930
- Den skraper i jorden og gleder sig ved sin kraft; så farer den frem mot væbnede skarer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 8:6
I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
Read in context1 Samuel 17:4–10
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
Read in contextJudges 5:22
Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.
Read in contextPsalms 19:5
Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course,
Read in context1 Samuel 17:42
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
Read in contextProverbs 21:31
A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
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