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Job 39:19-20

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. The word "trembling" hardly refers to the mane alone, but rather describes the quivering of the neck, when the animal is roused, which erects the mane.

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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