(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 valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. (22) He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. (23) The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. (24) He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. (25) He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
What a description is here given of the horse, and under what characters doth his Maker here set him forth! In sending Job for lessons to this noble beast, surely the LORD graciously meant to show, how dull and senseless man must be, whose understanding doth not lead him to such pursuits as may be for the glory of his Creator. Doth the unthinking horse rush carelessly to the battle, and will man be no better than the brute that perisheth? And yet, when the voice of the trumpet, and GOD'S messengers of his gospel, sound an alarm to the holy war, wherein doth the sinner manifest greater wisdom than the horse, in turning not his back from the sword?