Job 39:19
Have thou given the horse [his] might? Have thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Hath thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
In Context
18The time she lifts up herself on high she scorns the horse and his rider.
20Have thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.
Cross References
Job 39:25As often as the trumpet [sounds] he says, Aha! And he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Psalms 33:17A horse is a vain thing for safety, nor does he deliver any by his great power.
Psalms 104:1Bless LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty,
Mark 3:17and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;
Matthew Henry on Job 39:14-19
Description of the Peacock and Ostrich. ( b. c. 1520.) 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18 What time she… Read the whole commentary →