Job 39:19–25
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Hast thou giuen the horse strength? hast thou clothed his necke with thunder?
Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
Canst thou make him afraid as a grashopper? the glory of his nostrils is †terrible.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. terrour.
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
‖He paweth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: hee goeth on to meet †the armed men.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, his feet digge.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. the armour.
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
He mocketh at feare, and is not affrighted: neither turneth he backe from the sword.
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
The quiuer ratleth against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
He swalloweth the ground with fiercenesse and rage: neither beleeueth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Hee saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha: and he smelleth the battaile afarre off, the thunder of the captaines, and the shouting.
Narration uses the Pure Cambridge Edition.
PASSAGE SELECTION
Build from either side
Choose up to 10 verses in this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.
SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE
Cross References
25 Essential passages are open for comparison.
From verse 19
- Psalms 104:1Rank 1 from verse 19
- Psalms 147:10Rank 2 from verse 19
- Psalms 93:1Rank 3 from verse 19
1THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
1¶ The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with Maiestie, the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith hee hath girded himselfe: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moued.
- Exodus 15:1Rank 4 from verse 19
1THEN sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
1¶ Then sang *Moses and the children of Israel this song vnto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing vnto the LORD: for he hath triumphed gloriously, the horse and his rider hath he throwen into the Sea.
From verse 20
- Jeremiah 8:16Rank 1 from verse 20
16The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
16*†The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones, for they are come and haue deuoured the land, and all that is in it, the citie, and those that dwell therein.
- Job 41:20–21Rank 2 from verse 20
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
5Like the noise of charets on the tops of mountaines shall they leape, like the noise of a flame of fire that deuoureth the stubble, as a strong people, set in battell aray.
From verse 21
- Jeremiah 8:6Rank 1 from verse 21
6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
6I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickednesse, saying, What haue I done? euery one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battell.
- 1 Samuel 17:4–10Rank 2 from verse 21
4¶ And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
5And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
9If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
4¶ And there went out a champion out of the campe of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath: whose height was sixe cubites and a span.
5And he had an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and he was †armed with a coate of male: and the weight of the coat was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.
6And he had greaues of brasse vpon his legs, and a ‖target of brasse betweene his shoulders.
7And the staffe of his speare was like a weauers beame, and his speares head weighed sixe hundred shekels of yron: and one bearing a shield, went before him.
8And hee stood and cried vnto the armies of Israel, and said vnto them, Why are yee come out to set your battell in aray? am not I a Philistine, and you seruants to Saul? chuse you a man for you, and let him come downe to me.
9If he be able to fight with mee, and to kill me, then will we be your seruants: but if I preuaile against him, and kill him, then shall yee be our seruants, and serue vs.
10And the Philistine said, I defie the armies of Israel this day; giue me a man, that we may fight together.
- 1 Samuel 17:42Rank 3 from verse 21
- Jeremiah 9:23Rank 4 from verse 21
23¶ Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
23¶ *Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches.
- Judges 5:22Rank 5 from verse 21
- Proverbs 21:31Rank 6 from verse 21
- Psalms 19:5Rank 7 from verse 21
From verse 22
From verse 23
- Job 41:26–29Rank 1 from verse 23
26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.
27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
28The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.
29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
26The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the ‖habergeon.
27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.
28The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.
29Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare.
From verse 24
- Jeremiah 4:19Rank 2 from verse 24
19¶ My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
19¶ *†My bowels, my bowels, I am pained at my very heart, my heart maketh a noise in mee, I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soule, the sound of the Trumpet, the alarme of warre.
- Luke 24:41Rank 6 from verse 24
- Habakkuk 1:8–9Rank 7 from verse 24
8Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
9They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand.
8Their horses also are swifter then the leopards, and are more †fierce then the *euening wolues: & their horsemen shall spread themselues, and their horsemen shall come from farre, they shall flie as the Eagle that hasteth to eate.
9They shall come all for violence: †their faces shall sup vp as the East winde, and they shall gather the captiuitie as the sand.
From verse 25
- Ezekiel 26:2Rank 1 from verse 25
2Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
2Sonne of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Ierusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people, she is turned vnto me, I shalbe replenished now she is laid waste:
- Ezekiel 36:2Rank 2 from verse 25
- Psalms 70:3Rank 3 from verse 25
WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE
Definitions
Open a word for its full definition and concordance.
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:19
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
A large hoofed animal used for riding, drawing, work, and war.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. Dressed or covered with garments or another material covering. 2. Figuratively, furnished, arrayed, or characterized with a stated condition or quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The loud sound associated with lightning or a storm. Sense 2: To make such a sound; of a voice, to sound like thunder. Sense 3: A loud or powerful sound described by comparison as thunder.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:20
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Feeling fear, alarm, apprehension, or terror.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
COMBINED MEANING
grasshopper
A leaping insect.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Frightful; adapted to excite terror; dreadful; formidable.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:21
Striketh or scrapeth the ground with the feet.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: To come or bring together, encounter, assemble, or join. Sense 2: Fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, or qualified.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:22
Third-person singular present form of mock. Ridicules or treats with scorn.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
COMBINED MEANING
affrighted
Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Third-person singular present form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: The rear part; a position or direction behind. Sense 2: A return to a former place or condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:23
A case or container for carrying arrows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
COMBINED MEANING
glittering
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of glitter, meaning to shine or gleam brightly with flashes of light.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A long weapon with a pointed head.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:24
Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
COMBINED MEANING
fierceness
Great intensity, violence, fury, or vehemence, especially of anger, wrath, rage, attack, or force.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Furious and violently agitated anger. Sense 2: As a verb, to act, move, or break forth with fury, violence, or tumult.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Believes, trusts, or places faith in.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: Sound: an audible noise, voice, report, or message. Sense 2: As an adjective, healthy, whole, firm, or free from error. Sense 3: As a verb, to make a noise, play or blow an instrument, or give a signal.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
A wind instrument giving a loud signal.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
DEFINED WORDS
Job 39:25
Wind instruments used to sound signals, announce events, or accompany worship.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. Armed fighting or conflict between opposing forces; an engagement or warfare. 2. A battle line, array, or body of forces prepared or engaged for combat.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The loud sound associated with lightning or a storm. Sense 2: To make such a sound; of a voice, to sound like thunder. Sense 3: A loud or powerful sound described by comparison as thunder.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The act or sound of crying out loudly in joy, worship, harvest, alarm, battle, or tumult.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
FOLLOW THE THEME
Related Concepts
Choose a connected KJV word or phrase to find where it appears in scripture.
fear and comfort
heaven and eternal life
faith and belief
salvation
READ BEFORE AND AFTER
Surrounding Verses
Nearby Scripture remains separate from the selected passage until you add it.
18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
18What time she lifteth vp her selfe on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
19Hast thou giuen the horse strength? hast thou clothed his necke with thunder?
Selected passage20Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
20Canst thou make him afraid as a grashopper? the glory of his nostrils is †terrible.
Selected passage21He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
21‖He paweth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: hee goeth on to meet †the armed men.
Selected passage22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
22He mocketh at feare, and is not affrighted: neither turneth he backe from the sword.
Selected passage23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
23The quiuer ratleth against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
Selected passage24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
24He swalloweth the ground with fiercenesse and rage: neither beleeueth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Selected passage25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
25Hee saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha: and he smelleth the battaile afarre off, the thunder of the captaines, and the shouting.
Selected passage26Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
26Doeth the hawke flie by thy wisedome, and stretch her wings toward the South?