Job 39:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.”

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BSBPD

“Trembling with excitement, he devours the distance; he cannot stand still when the ram’s horn sounds.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“With trembling and rage he swalloweth the ground, And remaineth not stedfast Because of the sound of a trumpet.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 39:24 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 9:16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
  2. Job 29:24If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
  3. Job 37:20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up?
  4. Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
  5. Jeremiah 8:6I have listened and heard; they do not speak what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, asking, ‘What have I done?’ Everyone has pursued his own course like a horse charging into battle.
  6. Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
  7. Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
  8. Luke 24:41While they were still in disbelief because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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