Job 39:19

Job 39:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
• New International Version (NIV)“Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder?

Context of Job 39:19

17For God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. 18Yet when she lifts herself on high, [So swift is she that] she laughs at the horse and his rider. “Have you given the horse his might? Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane? 20Have you [Job] made him leap like a locust? The majesty of his snorting [nostrils] is terrible. 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons [of armed men].

Job 39:19 word by word

הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast thou givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• strengthגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
• hast thou clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• his neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• with thunderרַעְמָהra‛mâh · maneH7483

Cross-references for Job 39:19

• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing, “I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously; The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength (military power) of the horse, Nor does He take pleasure in the legs (strength) of a man.
• Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty and splendor; The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength; the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.
• Psalms 104:1Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
• Job 39:25As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’ And he smells the battle from far away, And senses the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
• Mark 3:17and James, the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James (to them He gave the name Boanerges, that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

Commentaries on Job 39:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Hast thou given the horse strength? - Before I proceed to any observations, I shall give Mr. Good's version of this, perhaps inimitable, description: - Job 39:19; Hast thou bestowed on the horse mettle? Hast thou clothed his neck with the thunder flash? Job 39:20; Hast thou given him to launch forth as an arrow? Terrible is the pomp of his nostrils. Job 39:21; He paweth in the valley, and exulteth. Boldly he advanceth against the clashing host: Job 39:22…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Hast thou given the horse strength? - The incidental allusion to the horse in comparison with the ostrich in the previous verse, seems to have suggested this magnificent description of this noble animal - a description which has never been surpassed or equalled. The horse is an animal so well known, that a particular description of it is here unnecessary. The only thing which is required is an explanation of the phrases used here, and a confirmation of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The allusion to "the horse" (Job 39:18), suggests the description of him. Arab poets delight in praising the horse; yet it is not mentioned in the possessions of Job (Job 1:3; 42:12). It seems to have been at the time chiefly used for war, rather than "domestic purposes." thunder--poetically for, "he with arched neck inspires fear as thunder does." Translate, "majesty" [Umbreit]. Rather "the trembling, quivering mane," answering to the "vibrating…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:19

• God
• Horse

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Commentaries on Job 39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings