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Job 39:23

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The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
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  1. Job 41:26–29Rank 1 from verse 23
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    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.

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Job 39:23

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against

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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

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glittering

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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

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39:22He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

39:23The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

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39:24He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

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