Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Shaking with passion, he is biting the earth; he is not able to keep quiet at the sound of the horn;
New American Standard Bible
And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
King James Version
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Holman Bible
he cannot stand still at the trumpet’s sound.
International Standard Version
Leaping in his excitement, he takes in the ground; he cannot stand still when the trumpets sound!
A Conservative Version
He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage, nor does he believe that it is the voice of the trumpet.
American Standard Version
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.
Amplified
“With fierceness and rage he races to devour the ground,
And he does not stand still at the sound of the [war] trumpet.
Darby Translation
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage, and cannot contain himself at the sound of the trumpet:
Julia Smith Translation
With leaping and rage he will swallow the earth; and he will not believe that it is the voice of the trumpet
King James 2000
He swallows the ground with fierceness and rage: neither does he halt at the sound of the trumpet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
With roar and rage {it races over the ground}, and it cannot stand still at [the] sound of [the] horn.
Modern King James verseion
He swallows the ground with quivering and rage; and he does not stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
yet rusheth he in fearlessly, and beateth upon the ground. He feareth not the noise of the trumpets,
NET Bible
In excitement and impatience it consumes the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet is blown.
New Heart English Bible
He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
The Emphasized Bible
With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground, - he will not stand still when the horn soundeth;
Webster
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
World English Bible
He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
Youngs Literal Translation
With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 39:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Horse
23 The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow. 24 Shaking with passion, he is biting the earth; he is not able to keep quiet at the sound of the horn; 25 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.
Names
Cross References
Job 9:16
If I had sent for him to be present, and he had come, I would have no faith that he would give ear to my voice.
Job 29:24
I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
Job 37:20
How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?
Jeremiah 4:19
My soul, my soul! I am pained to my inmost heart; my heart is troubled in me; I am not able to be quiet, because the sound of the horn, the note of war, has come to my ears.
Amos 3:6
If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?
Habakkuk 1:8-9
And their horses are quicker than leopards and their horsemen more cruel than evening wolves; they come from far away, like an eagle in flight rushing on its food.
Luke 24:41
And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here?