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New King James Version

Job 39:23

The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Horse;   Thompson Chain Reference - Quivers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Beasts;   Spear;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Horses;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Animals;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Blade;   Horse;   Quiver;   Target;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Arms;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Transportation and Travel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Horse;   Knowledge;   Nature;   World;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Horse;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Quiver;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Greyhound;   Horse;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Glitter;   Horse;   Quiver;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Horse;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A quiver rattles at his side,along with a flashing spear and a javelin.
Hebrew Names Version
The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
King James Version
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
English Standard Version
Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin.
New Century Version
The bag of arrows rattles against the horse's side, along with the flashing spears and swords.
New English Translation
On it the quiver rattles; the lance and javelin flash.
Amplified Bible
"The quiver rattles against him, [As do] the flashing spear and the lance [of his rider].
New American Standard Bible
"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
World English Bible
The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Though the quiuer rattle against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
Legacy Standard Bible
The quiver rattles against him,The flashing spear and javelin.
Berean Standard Bible
A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
Contemporary English Version
while the weapons of their riders rattle and flash in the sun.
Complete Jewish Bible
The [rider's] quiver rattles over it, [his] gleaming spear and javelin.
Darby Translation
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
Easy-to-Read Version
The soldier's quiver shakes on the horse's side. The spear and weapons its rider carries shine in the sun.
George Lamsa Translation
The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and the lance.
Good News Translation
The weapons which their riders carry rattle and flash in the sun.
Lexham English Bible
Upon it the quiver rattles along with the flash of the spear and the short sword.
Literal Translation
The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Though the quyuers rattle vpon him, though the speare and shilde glistre:
American Standard Version
The quiver rattleth against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
Bible in Basic English
The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
King James Version (1611)
The quiuer ratleth against him, the glittering speare and the shield.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Though the quiuers rattle vpon him, though the speare and shielde glister:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The bow and sword resound against him; and his rage will swallow up the ground:
English Revised Version
The quiver rattleth against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
An arowe caas schal sowne on hym; a spere and scheeld schal florische.
Update Bible Version
The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and the javelin.
Webster's Bible Translation
The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
New Living Translation
The arrows rattle against it, and the spear and javelin flash.
New Life Bible
The arrows and spears he carries make noise as they hit together.
New Revised Standard
Upon it rattle the quiver, the flashing spear, and the javelin.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Against him, whiz the arrows of the quiver, the flashing head of spear and javelin;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
Revised Standard Version
Upon him rattle the quiver, the flashing spear and the javelin.
Young's Literal Translation
Against him rattle doth quiver, The flame of a spear, and a halbert.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.

Contextual Overview

19 "Have you given the horse strength?Have you clothed his neck with thunder? [fn] 20 Can you frighten him like a locust? His majestic snorting strikes terror. 21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms. 22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened; Nor does he turn back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin. 24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage; Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded. 25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, "Aha!' He smells the battle from afar, The thunder of captains and shouting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Job 41:26-29

Reciprocal: Joshua 8:18 - the spear

Cross-References

Genesis 39:2
The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Genesis 39:3
And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all he did to prosper in his hand.
Genesis 39:4
So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority.
Genesis 39:11
But it happened about this time, when Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the men of the house was inside,
Genesis 39:23
23 The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Joseph's authority, [fn] because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: "I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: "Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.
Psalms 1:3
He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
Isaiah 43:2
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Daniel 6:22
My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The quiver rattleth against him,.... The quiver is what arrows are put into and carried in, and seems here to be put for arrows, which being shot by the enemy come whizzing about him, but do not intimidate him; unless this is to be understood of arrows rattling in the quiver when carried by the rider "upon him", so some render the last word; and thus Homer w and Virgil x speak of the rattling quiver and sounding arrows in it, as carried on the back or shoulder; but the first sense seems best, in which another poet uses it y;

the glittering spear and the shield; the lance or javelin, as Mr. Broughton renders it, and others; that is, he does not turn back from these, nor is he frightened at them when they are pointed to him or flung at him; so Aelianus z speaks of the Persians training their horses and getting them used to noises, that in battle they might not be frightened at the clashing of arms, of swords and shields against each other; in like manner as our war horses are trained, not to start at the firing of a gun, or the explosion of a cannon.

w Iliad. 1. v. 4. x "Pharetramqne sonantem". Aeneid. 9. v. 666. y "----audito sonitu per inane pharetrae". Ovid. Metamorph. l. 6. v. 230. z De Animal. l. 16. c. 25.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The quiver rattleth against him - The quiver was a case made for containing arrows. It was usually slung over the shoulder, so that it could be easily reached to draw out an arrow. Warriors on horseback, as well as on foot, fought with bows and arrows, as well as with swords and spears; and the idea here is, that the war-horse bore upon himself these instruments of war. The rattling of the quiver was caused by the fact that the arrows were thrown somewhat loosely into the case or the quiver, and that in the rapid motion of the warrior they were shaken against each other. Thus, Virgil, Aeneid ix. 660:

- pharetramque fuga sensere sonantem.

Silius, L. 12:

Plena tenet et resonante pharetra.

And again:

Turba ruunt stridentque sagittiferi coryti.

So Homer (“Iliad, a.”), when speaking of Apollo:

Τόξ ὤμοισιν ἔχων, ἀμφηρεφέα τε φαρέτρην

Ἔκλαγξαν δ ̓ ἄῤ ὀΐστοὶ ἐπ ̓ ὤμων χωομένοιο.

Tox́ ōmoisin echōn, amfērefea te faretrēn

Eklangxan d' aŕ oistoi ep' ōmōn chōmenoio.

See Seheutzer’s “Phys. Sac., in loc.”


 
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