American Standard Version
Job 39:21
21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:He goeth out to meet the armed men.
Job 39:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
- New International Version (NIV)It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength, and charges into the fray.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He paws in the valley and exults in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms.
Context of Job 39:21
19Hast thou given the horsehismight? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane? 20Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth out to meet the armed men. 22He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; Neither turneth he back from the sword. 23The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
Read all of Job 39Job 39:21 word by word
יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 39:21
- Judges 5:22Then did the horsehoofs stamp By reason of the prancings, the prancings of their strong ones.
- 1 Samuel 17:4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
- Psalms 19:5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoiceth as a strong man to run his course.
- Jeremiah 9:23Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
- Proverbs 21:31The horse is prepared against the day of battle; But victory is of Jehovah.
- Jeremiah 8:6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turneth to his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
Commentaries on Job 39:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He paweth in the valley - יחפרו yachperu, "they dig in the valley," i.e., in his violent galloping, in every pitch of his body, he scoops up sods out of the earth. Virgil has seized this idea also, in his cavat tellurem; "he scoops out the ground." See before.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21He paweth in the valley - Margin, “or, His feet dig.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the Hebrew. The reference is to the well known fact of the “pawing” of the horse with his feet, as if he would dig up the ground. The same idea occurs in Virgil, as quoted above: caavatque Tellurem, et solido graviter solar ungula cornu. Also in Apollonius, L. iii. “Argonauticon:” ̔ ̓ ̓́̈́ ̔́, ̓́ ́ ͂ͅ ̓́ ́ ́. Hōs d' arēios hippos eeldomenos polemoio…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. 2121. valley--where the battle is joined. goeth on--goeth forth (Nu 1:3; 21:23).Read the comment
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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
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