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THE QUIVER RATTLETH AGAINST HIM - The quiver was a case made for
containing arrows. It was usually slung over the shoulder, so that it
could be easily reached to draw out an arrow. Warriors on horseba...
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CHAPTER S 38:39--39:30
_ 1. The beasts of prey (Job 38:39)_
2. The wild goats, the ass, the unicorn and the ostrich (Job 39:1)
3. The horse, the hawk and the eagle (Job 39:19)...
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_rattleth against him_ Rather perhaps, UPON him. The quiver is that of
his rider, the clang of which excites him.
_the shield_ Rather, THE JAVELIN, or, LANCE. The Poet does not seek to
describe the ac...
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The war horse....
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Job 38:39 Ch. Job 39:30. The manifoldness of the Divine Mind as
displayed in the world of animal life
The instances chosen are the lion and the raven (Job 38:39); the wild
goats and the hinds (ch....
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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...
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2. And of the animal world (Job 39:1, Job 40:2)
TEXT 39:1-30 to Job 40:2
39 KNOWEST THOU THE TIME WHEN THE WILD GOATS OF THE ROCK BRING FORTH?
_Or_ canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Canst...
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_THE QUIVER RATTLETH AGAINST HIM, THE GLITTERING SPEAR AND THE
SHIELD._ QUIVER - for the arrows, which they contain, and which are
directed "against him."
GLITTERING SPEAR - literally, glittering of...
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THE FIRST SPEECH OF THE ALMIGHTY (CONCLUDED)
Chs. Job 38:39 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...
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AGAINST] rather, 'over.' SHIELD] RV 'javelin.' The horse probably is
not being ridden here, but driven in a chariot, on which quiver,
spear, and shield (or dart) are hung. He is not afraid of the nois...
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JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD
Job
_KEITH SIMONS_
Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible.
This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.
CHAPTER 39
GOD SPEAKS ABOUT BIRDS A...
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The army horse is like a loyal soldier. In fact, it is better than a
soldier. It is brave. And it is strong. Nothing frightens it.
Ostriches are like cowards! They run away from the battle. But army...
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עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב
חֲנִ֣ית וְ...
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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
makes submis...
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“KNOWEST THOU?” “CANST THOU?”
Job 39:1
The series of questions is continued, and God asks more especially
with respect to animated and organic nature. The wild goats, Job 39:1;
the wild ass, Job 39:5...
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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 untameabl...
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_Shield, or lance, Josue viii. 18. (Calmet) --- The din of armour does
not disturb the horse, which has been inured to such things. (Haydock)
--- It is of singular courage. (Worthington)_...
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(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 vall...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 38 THROUGH 42.
Jehovah then speaks, and addressing Job, carries on the subject. He
makes Job sensible of his nothingness. Job confesses himself to be
vile, an...
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THE QUIVER RATTLETH AGAINST HIM,.... The quiver is what arrows are put
into and carried in, and seems here to be put for arrows, which being
shot by the enemy come whizzing about him, but do not intim...
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The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Ver. 23. _The quiver rattleth against him_] The arrow; those
messengers of death come whisking and singing about his ears (so the...
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_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...
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The quiver, namely, that of the horseman seated upon him, RATTLETH
AGAINST HIM, THE GLITTERING SPEAR AND THE SHIELD, all sounds which
would terrorize a timid animal....
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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
travai...
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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 Job...
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THE QUIVER; or although _the quiver_ &c. So this comes in as an
aggravation of his courage, notwithstanding the just causes of fear
which are mentioned in this verse. And the _quiver_ is here put for...
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Job 39:23 quiver H827 rattles H7439 (H8799) glittering H3851 spear
H2595 javelin H3591
Job 41:2
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CONTENTS: God's challenge to Job continued.
CHARACTERS: God, Job.
CONCLUSION: When we consider God's wonderful works in all nature about
us, and see how wonderfully even the brute creatures are fitt...
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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 of...
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_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 dis...
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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 rendered....
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EXPOSITION
JOB 39:1
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 (Job 38:1); then...
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Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? can
you mark when the hinds calve? Can you number the months that they
fulfil? [Do you know how long their pregnancies are?] or do you...
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Quiver — The quiver is here put for the arrows contained in it,
which being shot against the horse and rider, make a rattling noise....