God’s Word Translation
Job 39:21
21It paws in strength and finds joy in its power. It charges into battle.
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
19“Can you give strength to a horse or dress its neck with a flowing mane? 20Can you make it leap like a locust, when its snorting causes terror? It paws in strength and finds joy in its power. It charges into battle. 22It laughs at fear, is afraid of nothing, and doesn’t back away from swords. 23A quiver of arrows rattles on it along with the flashing spear and javelin.
Read all of Job 39Job 39:21 word by word
יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 39:21
- Judges 5:22Then the horses’ hoofs pounded. The mighty war horses galloped on and on.
- 1 Samuel 17:4The Philistine army’s champion came out of their camp. His name was Goliath from Gath. He was ten feet tall.
- Psalms 19:5which comes out of its chamber like a bridegroom. Like a champion, it is eager to run its course.
- Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: Don’t let wise people brag about their wisdom. Don’t let strong people brag about their strength. Don’t let rich people brag about their riches.
- Proverbs 21:31The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 8:6I have paid attention and listened, but they weren’t honest. They don’t turn away from their wickedness and ask, “What have we done?” They go their own ways like horses charging into 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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