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Job 39:22

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He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Job 39:22 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.
  • BSB He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
  • NKJV He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword.
  • NASB “He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.
  • NLT It laughs at fear and is unafraid. It does not run from the sword.

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Quick answer

The horse mocks fear and will not flee the sword, showing fearless courage in battle. Such boldness is a gift of its Maker, not of man.

Overview

Undaunted by terror and unflinching before the sword, the war-horse embodies fearless strength. God presents this courage as part of the creature's design, something Job could never instill. The passage continues the relentless display of God's creative power, leading Job to recognize how small his understanding truly is before the wisdom of God.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Job 39:16She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
  • Job 41:33Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.
  • Job 39:18What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (1)
HORSE

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.

How Job 39:22 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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He mockethשָׂחַקat fearפַּחַדand is not affrightedחָתַתneither turneth he backשׁוּבfromפָּנִיםthe swordחֶרֶב
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