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. 18When she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane? 20Do you make him leap like a locust? His proud snorting fills one with terror. 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

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 Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said: I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.
• Psalms 147:10He is not impressed by the strength of a horse; he does not value the power of a warrior.
• Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, enveloped in strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
• Psalms 104:1My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
• Job 39:25When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly. He smells the battle from a distance; he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.
• Mark 3:17and to James the son of Zebedee, and to his brother John, 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

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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