Job 39:25 Parallel Translations

As often as the horn sounds, the horse says, 'Aha!' and it smells the battle far away- the thundering orders of the captains and the battle cries.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

ASV:

As oft as the trumpet'soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

BBE:

When it comes to his ears he says, Aha! He is smelling the fight from far off, and hearing the thunder of the captains, and the war-cries.

DBY:

At the noise of the trumpets he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

ERV:

As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

JPS:

As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

WBS:

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

WEB:

As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts,'Aha!' He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

YLT:

Among the trumpets he saith, Aha, And from afar he doth smell battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.

Job 39:25 Cross References

XREF:

Job 39:24 "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.

Job 39:26 "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

39:25 Ha, ha - An expression of joy and alacrity declared by his proud neighings. Thunder - The loud and joyful clamour begun by the commanders, and followed by the soldiers when they are ready to join battle.

MHC:

39:1-30 God inquires of Job concerning several animals. - In these questions the Lord continued to humble Job. In this chapter several animals are spoken of, whose nature or situation particularly show the power, wisdom, and manifold works of God. The wild ass. It is better to labour and be good for something, than to ramble and be good for nothing. From the untameableness of this and other creatures, we may see, how unfit we are to give law to Providence, who cannot give law even to a wild ass's colt. The unicorn, a strong, stately, proud creature. He is able to serve, but not willing; and God challenges Job to force him to it. It is a great mercy if, where God gives strength for service, he gives a heart; it is what we should pray for, and reason ourselves into, which the brutes cannot do. Those gifts are not always the most valuable that make the finest show. Who would not rather have the voice of the nightingale, than the tail of the peacock; the eye of the eagle and her soaring wing, and the natural affection of the stork, than the beautiful feathers of the ostrich, which can never rise above the earth, and is without natural affection? The description of the war-horse helps to explain the character of presumptuous sinners. Every one turneth to his course, as the horse rushes into the battle. When a man's heart is fully set in him to do evil, and he is carried on in a wicked way, by the violence of his appetites and passions, there is no making him fear the wrath of God, and the fatal consequences of sin. Secure sinners think themselves as safe in their sins as the eagle in her nest on high, in the clefts of the rocks; but I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord, #Jer 49:16". All these beautiful references to the works of nature, should teach us a right view of the riches of the wisdom of Him who made and sustains all things. The want of right views concerning the wisdom of God, which is ever present in all things, led Job to think and speak unworthily of Providence.

CONC:

Afar Aha Battle Captains Catches Commanders Cry Ears Fight Ha Heareth Hearing Horn Noise Oft Often Princes Roaring Says Scent Scents Shout Shouting Smell Smelleth Smelling Smells Snorts Soundeth Sounds Thunder Trumpet Trumpets War War-cries

Afar Aha Battle Captains Catches Commanders Cry Ears Far Fight Ha Heareth Hearing Horn Oft Often Princes Roaring Scent Shout Shouting Smell Smelleth Smelling Snorts Soundeth Sounds Thunder Trumpet Trumpets War

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