19 Do you give strength to the horse?
Do you adorn his neck with a mane?[a]
20 Do you make him leap like a locust?
His proud snorting fills one with terror.
21 He paws[b] in the valley and rejoices in his strength;
he charges into battle.[c]
22 He laughs at fear, since he is afraid of nothing;
he does not run from the sword.
23 A quiver rattles at his side,
along with a flashing spear and a javelin.
24 He charges ahead[d] with trembling rage;
he cannot stand still at the sound of the ram’s horn.
25 When the ram’s horn blasts, he snorts defiantly.[e]
He smells the battle from a distance;
he hears the officers’ shouts and the battle cry.

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Footnotes

  1. 39:19 Hb obscure
  2. 39:21 LXX, Syr; MT reads They dig
  3. 39:21 Lit he goes out to meet the weaponry
  4. 39:24 Lit He swallows the ground
  5. 39:25 Lit he says, “Aha!”

19 “Do you give the horse its strength(A)
    or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(B)
    striking terror(C) with its proud snorting?(D)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(E)
    and charges into the fray.(F)
22 It laughs(G) at fear, afraid of nothing;
    it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(H) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear(I) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(J)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(K) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(L)

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