Revised Literal Translation
Job 39:19
19Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
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
17Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
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הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 39:19
- Exodus 15:1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Yhwh, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Yhwh, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
- Psalms 147:10He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
- Psalms 93:1Yhwh reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; Yhwh is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Bless Yhwh, O my soul. O Yhwh my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
- Job 39:25He saith among the trumpets, Aha, aha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
- Mark 3:17And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The 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
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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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