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 and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. 23The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. He races over the ground with a roar and fury, And he does not stand still when he hears the sound of the trumpet. 25As often as the trumpet sounds he says, ‘Aha!’ And he senses the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry. 26“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

Job 39:24 word by word

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

• racesגָּמָאgâmâ' · to swallowH1572
• over the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• with a roarרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
• and furyרֹ֫גֶזrôgez · turmoilH7267
• And he does not standאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782

Cross-references for Job 39:24

• Job 37:20Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
• Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are faster than leopards, And quicker than wolves in the evening. Their horsemen charge along, Their horsemen come from afar; They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour.
• Job 9:16If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
• Job 29:24I smiled at them when they did not believe, And they did not look at my kindness ungraciously.
• Luke 24:41While they still could not believe it because of their joy and astonishment, He said to them, “Have you 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
• Horse
• Trumpet

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• Harrow
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• Paw
• 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