Bible Commentary

He mocketh at fear, and is not frightened; neither turneth he back from the sword. 22. from the sword ] lit. because of, or, before the sword. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He mocketh at fear – He laughs at that which is fitted to intimidate; that is, he is not afraid. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:22”

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 21. the armed men ] lit. the weapons. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He paweth in the valley – Margin, or, His feet dig. The marginal reading is more in accordance with the Hebrew. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:21”

Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils [is] terrible. 20. The comparison of the horse to the locust is not uncommon, Joe 2:4, Rev 9:7. The picture of the horse is taken at the moment immediately preceding the onset, and thus his “bounding” and “snorting” are brought into connexion. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:20”

Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 19, 20. The verbs are better put in the present. 19. Dost thou give strength to the horse? Dost thou clothe his neck with trembling? 20. Dost thou make him leap like the locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible. 19. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:19”

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. 18. lifteth up herself on high ] That is, in flight. The flying of the ostrich is properly a very swift running, in which she is helped by her outspread wings and tail. “Its speed has been calculated at twenty-six … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:18”

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 17. God hath deprived her of wisdom ] The Arabs have a proverb, “more stupid than an ostrich.” A poet suggests the reason of this charge of stupidity, Like a bird that abandons her eggs in the desert, And covers the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:17”

She is hardened against her young ones, as though [they were] not hers: her labor is in vain without fear; 16. she is hardened against ] Or, she treateth hardly. her young ones ] The words refer here to her eggs, from which the young come forth, not to the young brood as the second … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:16”

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 15. may break them ] lit. trample them. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And forgetteth that the foot may crush them – She lays her eggs in the sand, and not, as most birds do, in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:15”

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, Which leaveth her eggs in the earth – That is, she does not build a nest, as most birds do, but deposits her eggs in the sand. The ostrich, Dr. Shaw remarks, lays usually from thirty to fifty eggs. The eggs are very … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:14”

[Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 13. The verse reads, The wing of the ostrich beats joyously, Is it a kindly pinion and feather? The word rendered ostrich means lit. crying or wailing, that is, the cryer or wailer; the female ostrich is probably meant, see … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 39:13”