“ Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? ”
Hast 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...
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with (m) thunder? (m) That is, given him courage? which is meant by neighing and shaking his neck.
thunder . rustling mane.
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Hast thou given the horse strength? - Before I proceed to any observations, I shall give Mr. Good's version of this, perha...
Hast thou given the horse strength, &c.— It is difficult to express violent motions, which are fleeting and transitory, either in colours or words. In poetry, it requires great spirit in though...
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? The allusion to "the horse" ( Job 39:18 ) suggests the description of him. Arab poets delight in praising the horse...
The First Speech of the Almighty (concluded) Chs. Job 38:39-41 and Job 38:39 depict the wonders of animate creation, and the instincts with which animals are gifted by the providence of God. I...
Thunder — i.e., with terror, such as thunder causes. Some refer it to the moving or shaking of the mane.
XXVIII. THE RECONCILIATION Job 38:1 - Job 42:6 THE main argument of the address ascribed to the Almighty is contained in Chapter s 38 and 39 and in the opening verses of chapter 42. Job make...
“Knowest Thou?” “Canst Thou?” Job 39:1-30 The series of questions is continued, and God asks more especially with respect to animated and organic nature. The wild goats, Job 39:1-4 ; the wild...
And still the unveiling goes forward: the mystery of the begetting and birth of lower animals, with the sorrows of travail, and the finding of strength; the freedom and wildness and splendid untameab...
(19) В¶ Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? (20) Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. (21) He paweth in the val...
Hast thou given the horse strength ?.... Not only to bear burdens and draw carriages, but for war; for it is the war horse that is here spoken of, as what follows shows, and his strength denotes; no...
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Ver. 19. Hast thou given the horse strength? ] Having mentioned the horse, he comes next to show his nature; and here w...
Hast thou given the horse strength? Hebrew, גבורה, geburah, his fortitude , the courage and generous confidence for which the horse is highly commended. The reader will observe, that all the great...
THE WILD GOATS AND THE DEER (vv.1-4) The Lord now turns Job's attention to animals not in the least aggressive, the wild goats and the deer. Indeed, rather than aggressive, they are elusive. Did...
Description of the War-Horse. B. C. 1520. 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast...
Strength; either strength of body; or rather, courage and generous confidence, for which the horse is highly commended. With thunder, i.e. with snorting and neighing; in the making of which nerei...
Notes Job 39:13 . “ Gatest thou the goodly wings unto the peacock, or wings and feathers into the ostrich? ” (MARGIN: “The feathers of the stork and ostrich.”) The whole verse very variously rend...
Job 39:1 . The wild goat, on the Arabian rocks, leaps with incredible celerity from rock to rock, and leaves the dogs and wolves behind. She hides her young in those retreats. They follow the laws...
Hast thou given the horse strength? The higher teaching of Nature The intent of all these beautiful references to the works of Nature is to teach us, from the wisdom, skill, and curious designs...
EXPOSITION Job 39:1-18 This chapter completes the survey of animate nature begun at Job 38:39 . The habits and instincts of the wild goat, the wild ass, and wild cattle are first noticed (...
v. 1. Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth, their homes being on the rocks near the summits of the mountains? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve, noting the t...
Exodus 15:1 ; Job 39:25 ; Mark 3:17 ; Psalms 104:1 ; Psalms 147:10 ; Psalms 93:1
Thunder — A strong metaphor, to denote force and terror.