Job 39:21
He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
In Context
20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
22He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
Cross References
Judges 5:22Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping of his stallions.
1 Samuel 17:42When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
Proverbs 21:31A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory is of the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:23This 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.
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 →