Job 39:24

Job 39:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
• New International Version (NIV)In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.

Context of Job 39:24

22He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword. 23A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance. Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds. 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. 26Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?

Job 39:24 word by word

בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Tremblingרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• with excitementרֹ֫גֶזrôgez · turmoilH7267
• he devoursגָּמָאgâmâ' · to swallowH1572
• the distanceאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• he cannotלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• stand stillאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• stand stillכִּיkîy · forH3588
• when the ram’s hornשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• soundsקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963

Cross-references for Job 39:24

• Job 37:20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
• Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
• Job 9:16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
• Job 29:24If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
• Luke 24:41While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Commentaries on Job 39:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24He swalloweth the ground - He seems as if he would absorb the earth. That is, he strikes his feet into it with such fierceness, and raises up the dust in his prancing, as if he would devour it. This figure is unusual with us, but it is common in the Arabic. See Schultens, “in loc.,” and Bochart, “Hieroz,” P. i. L. ii. c. viii. pp. 143-145. So Statius: Stare loco nescit, pereunt vestigia mille Ante fugam, absentemque ferit gravis ungula campum. Th‘…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24They blew the ram's horn in battle to signal the attack (Joshua 6:4–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. swalloweth--Fretting with impatience, he draws the ground towards him with his hoof, as if he would swallow it. The parallelism shows this to be the sense; not as Maurer, "scours over it." neither believeth--for joy. Rather, "he will not stand still, when the note of the trumpet (soundeth)."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 39:24

• God
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• Trumpet

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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