Barnes' Notes on Job 39:21

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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He paweth in the valley - Margin, “or, His feet dig.” The marginal reading is more in accordance with the Hebrew. The reference is to the well known fact of the “pawing” of the horse with his feet, as if he would dig up the ground. The same idea occurs in Virgil, as quoted above: caavatque Tellurem, et solido graviter solar ungula cornu. Also in Apollonius, L. iii. “Argonauticon:” Ὡς δ ̓ ἀρήΐος ἵππος, ἐελδόμενος πολεμοίο, Σκαρθμῷ ἐπιχρεμέθων κρούει πέδον. Hōs d' arēios hippos, eeldomenos polemoio, Skarthmō epichremethōn krouei pedon. “As a war-horse, impatient for the battle, Neighing beats the ground with bis hoofs” He goeth on to meet the armed men - Margin, “armor.” The margin is in accordance with the Hebrew, but still the idea is substantially the same. The horse rushes on furiously against the weapons of war. return to 'Top of Page'

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