Job 39:24

With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground,—he will not stand still when the horn soundeth;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

23Against him, whiz [the arrows of] the quiver, the flashing head of spear and javelin;

25As oft as the horn soundeth, he saith, Aha! And, from afar, he scenteth the battle,—the thunder of commanders and the war-cry.

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Cross References

Job 29:24I laughed at them—they lost confidence, and, the light of my countenance, they suffered not to fail;

Jeremiah 4:19My bowels! My bowels! I am pained in the walls of my heart My heart beateth aloud to me I cannot be still! For the sound of a horn, hast thou heard O my soul, The loud shout of war!

Amos 3:6Or a horn be blown in a city, and, a people, not tremble? Or calamity happen in a city, and, Yahweh, not have wrought with effect?

Luke 24:41Now, while yet they believed not for the joy, and were marvelling, he said unto 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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