Job 39:24

He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage, nor does he believe that it is the voice of the trumpet.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

In Context

23The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.

25As often as the trumpet [sounds] he says, Aha! And he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

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Cross References

Job 29:24I smiled on them when they had no confidence, and they did not cast down the light of my countenance.

Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart. My heart is disquieted in me. I cannot hold my peace, because thou have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Amos 3:6Shall the trumpet be blown in a city, and the people not be afraid? Shall evil befall a city, and LORD has not done it?

Luke 24:41And while they still disbelieved from joy and wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything to eat here?

Matthew Henry on Job 39:20-26

Description of the War-Horse. ( b. c. 1520.) 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:… Read the whole commentary →

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