Job 39:21

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

19Did you, Job, give horses their strength? Did you give them the long hair that they have on their necks? 20You did not make horses able to jump like locusts. They frighten people when they blow air out through their noses. They stamp their feet on the ground, as they prepare to go to a battle. They are ready to go and attack the enemy. 22A horse is brave and it is not afraid of anything. It does not run away from the enemy's weapons. 23The soldier who is riding it has his arrows ready at the horse's side. Swords and spears shine brightly in the sun.

Job 39:21 word by word

יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He pawethחָפַרchâphar · to searchH2658
• in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• and rejoicethשׂוּשׂώûώ ώîyώ · to rejoiceH7797
• strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• he goeth onיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• the armed menנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402

Cross-references for Job 39:21

• Judges 5:22As for the horses of Sisera's army, their feet made a loud noise as they ran away.
• 1 Samuel 17:4The Philistines had a strong, brave soldier. His name was Goliath and he came from a town called Gath. He was nearly three metres tall!
• Psalms 19:5Each morning, the sun comes out, like a happy man who has just married. It comes out, like a strong man who wants to run a race.
• Jeremiah 9:23The Lord says, ‘Wise people should not be proud of their wisdom. Powerful people should not be proud of their power. And rich people should not be proud that they are rich.
• Proverbs 21:31You can prepare your horses to fight in a battle, but only the Lord can help you to win.
• Jeremiah 8:6I have listened carefully to them, but they do not say what is right. They are not sorry for the wicked things that they have done. None of them say, “I have done something wrong.” They all continue to do what they want to do. They are like horses that are running into a 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

Topics related to Job 39:21

• God
• Horse

In the dictionaries

• Abide
• Harrow
• Horse
• Liking
• Mount
• Paw
• Valley
• Wisdom
• Armor; Arms
• Eagle

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