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Job 39

Job 39:24

The LORD Speaks of His Creation · Job 39:1–30
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Translations

Modern
Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.
Traditional
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Literal
With quaking and raging he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still because of the voice of the shofar.
Latin
…fervens et fremens sorbet terram, nec reputat tubæ sonare clangorem.

Original

Hebrew
English
Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.

Notes

Job 39:24

They blew the ram's horn in battle to signal the attack (Joshua 6:4–6).

Job 38:1–40:5

God 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Beasts: Unclean: Horse God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Horse: Description of Great Strength The Horse: Fierce and Impetuous Trumpet used in War Trumpet: The War-Horse Acquainted with the Sound of