Job 39:24

“He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, etc.] Being so eager for the battle, and so full of fierceness and rage, he bounds the plain with such swiftness that he seems rather to swallow up the ground than to run upon it; neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet; for joy at hearing it; or he will not trust to his ears, but will see with his eyes whether the battle is ready, and therefore pushes forward. Mr. Broughton and others read it, “he will not stand still at the noise of the trumpet”; and the word signifies firm and stable, as well as to believe; when he hears the trumpet sound, the alarm of war, as a preparation for the battle, he knows not how to f1415…”

“swalloweth--Fretting with impatience, he draws the ground towards him with his hoof, as if he would swallow it. The parallelism shows this to be the sense; not as MAURER, "scours over it." neither believeth--for joy. Rather, "he will not stand still, when the note of the trumpet (soundeth)."”

“He swalloweth the ground - He seems as if he would absorb the earth. That is, he strikes his feet into it with such fierceness, and raises up the dust in his prancing, as if he would devour it. This figure is unusual with us, but it is common in the Arabic. See Schultens, “in loc.,” and Bochart, “Hieroz,” P. i. L. ii. c. viii. pp. 143-145. So Statius: Stare loco nescit, pereunt vestigia mille Ante fugam, absentemque ferit gravis ungula campum. Th’ impatient courser pants in every’ vein, And pawing seems to beat the distant plain; Hills, vales, and floods, appear already cross’d, And ere he starts a thousand steps are lost. Pope Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet - This…”

“Swalloweth - He is so full of rage and fury, that he not only champs his bridle, but is ready to tear and devour the very ground on which he goes. Believeth - He is so pleased with the approach of the battle, and the sound of the trumpet calling to it, that he can scarce believe his ears for gladness. Job 39:25”

“39:24 The ram’s horn was sounded in combat to call for the charge (Josh 6:4-6).”

“He swalloweth: Job 37:20; Hab 1:8, Hab 1:9 neither: Job 9:16, Job 29:24; Luk 24:41 Job 39:25”