Job 39:19
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Hath thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
In Context
18When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
Cross References
Job 39:25As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Psalms 33:17A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.
Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
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 →