New Living Translation
Job 39:24
24It paws the ground fiercely and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows.
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
22It laughs at fear and is unafraid. It does not run from the sword. 23The arrows rattle against it, and the spear and javelin flash. It paws the ground fiercely and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows. 25It snorts at the sound of the horn. It senses the battle in the distance. It quivers at the captain’s commands and the noise of battle. 26“Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south?
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בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 39:24
- Job 37:20Should God be notified that I want to speak? Can people even speak when they are confused?
- Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are swifter than cheetahs and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey.
- Job 9:16And even if I summoned him and he responded, I’m not sure he would listen to me.
- Job 29:24When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. My look of approval was precious to them.
- Luke 24:41Still they stood there in disbelief, filled with joy and wonder. Then 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
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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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