Job 39:23

An arrow case shall sound upon him; a spear and a shield shall shine.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

In Context

22He despiseth fearedfulness, and he giveth not stead to [the] sword.

24He is hot, or fervent, and gnasheth, and swalloweth the earth; and he areckoneth not that the cry of the trump soundeth (or and he cannot be held when the cry of the trumpet soundeth).

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Cross References

Job 41:26When sword taketh him, it may not stand, neither spear, neither habergeon. (And when a sword trieth to take him, it shall not succeed, nor a spear, nor a dagger.)

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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