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 deprived her of wisdom; He has not endowed her with understanding. 18Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? 20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting? 21He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle.

Job 39:19 word by word

הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Do you giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• strengthגְּבוּרָהgebûrâh · mightH1369
• to the horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• or adornלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• his neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• with a maneרַעְמָהra‛mâh · maneH7483

Cross-references for Job 39:19

• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
• Psalms 147:10He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
• Psalms 93:1The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.
• Psalms 104:1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
• Job 39:25At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
• Mark 3:17James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “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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• Harrow
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• Liking
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• Wisdom
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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