E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 39:19
thunder = rustling mane. read more
Job 39:19 Niv
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Job 39:19
CAN YOU EXPLAIN SUCH AN ANIMAL AS THE HORSE?"Hast thou given the horse his might?Has thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?Has thou made him to leap as a locust?The glory of his snorting is terrible.He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:He goeth out to meet the armed man.He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed;Neither turneth he back from the sword.The quiver rattleth against him,The flashing spear and the javelin.He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Job 39:19-25
Job 39:19-25. 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 thought, and energy in style, of which we find more in the eastern poetry than in either the Greek or Roman. The great Creator, who accommodated himself to those to whom he vouchsafed to speak, has put into the mouths of his prophets such sublime sentiments and exalted language as must abash... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Job 39:19
19. The allusion to "the horse" (Job 39:18), suggests the description of him. Arab poets delight in praising the horse; yet it is not mentioned in the possessions of Job (Job 1:3; Job 42:12). It seems to have been at the time chiefly used for war, rather than "domestic purposes." thunder—poetically for, "he with arched neck inspires fear as thunder does." Translate, "majesty" [UMBREIT]. Rather "the trembling, quivering mane," answering to the "vibrating wing" of the ostrich (see on Job 42:12-... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Job 39:1-30
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. In view of His works Job must learn to trust Him and to believe in His goodness.1-4. The wild goat or ibex.1. Knowest thou?] i.e. do you control?3. Their sorrows] their young, whose birth causes pain. 4. With corn] rather, ’in the desert.’5-8. The wild ass, which is still found in the deserts of N. Arabia... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Job 39:19
(19) Thunder—i.e., with terror, such as thunder causes. Some refer it to the moving or shaking of the mane. read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Job 39:1-30
Job 39:1 If the baffled inquirer drops out the search after God, as many do, and says I will go down to nature and it shall, at least, be my comfort that nature is intelligible, and even a subject of definite science, he shortly discovers that science only changes the place of mystery and leaves it unresolved.... Asking what is matter, what is life, animal and vegetable, what is heat, light, attraction, affinity, he discovers that, as yet, we really comprehend nothing, and that nature is a... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Job 39:1-30
XXVIII.THE RECONCILIATIONJob 38:1 - Job 42:6THE main argument of the address ascribed to the Almighty is contained in chapters 38 and 39 and in the opening verses of chapter 42. Job makes submission and owns his fault in doubting the faithfulness of Divine providence. The intervening passage containing descriptions of the great animals of the Nile is scarcely in the same high strain of poetic art or on the same high level of cogent reasoning. It seems rather of a hyperbolical kind, suggesting... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Job 39:1-30
CHAPTERS 38:39--39:30 1. The beasts of prey (Job 38:39-41 ) 2. The wild goats, the ass, the unicorn and the ostrich (Job 39:1-18 ) 3. The horse, the hawk and the eagle (Job 39:19-30 ) Job 38:39-41 . God’s own wisdom and power in nature, as witnessed to by Himself, is followed by His witness as to the sustenance of His creatures, how mercifully He provides for their need. This section begins with the query, “Knowest thou?” Could he hunt the prey of the lion, or fill the ravenous appetite... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 39:1-30
Control of the animal world (38:39-39:30)The pressure on Job increases as God continues with his unanswerable questions. From the natural world in general, God moves to the animal world. He draws Job’s attention to animals that sometimes appear to have no purpose so far as human life is concerned, but are still part of God’s ordering of the world.God asks Job if he is able to order nature by providing wild animals with food (39-41), while protecting timid animals when they give birth and care... read more