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Geneva Bible

Job 39:23

Though the quiuer rattle against him, the glittering speare and the shield.

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.
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 King James Version
The quiver rattles against him, The glittering spear and javelin.
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 Hast thou giuen the horse strength? or couered his necke with neying? 20 Hast thou made him afraid as the grashopper? his strong neying is fearefull. 21 He diggeth in the valley, and reioyceth in his strength: he goeth foorth to meete the harnest man. 22 He mocketh at feare, and is not afraid, and turneth not backe from the sworde, 23 Though the quiuer rattle against him, the glittering speare and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground for fearcenes and rage, and he beleeueth not that it is the noise of the trumpet. 25 He sayth among the trumpets, Ha, ha: hee smelleth the battell afarre off, and the noyse of the captaines, and the shouting.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Job 41:26-29

Reciprocal: Joshua 8:18 - the spear

Cross-References

Genesis 39:2
And the Lorde was with Ioseph, and he was a man that prospered and was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Genesis 39:3
And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.
Genesis 39:4
So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand.
Genesis 39:11
Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house:
Genesis 39:23
And the keeper of the prison looked vnto nothing that was vnder his hande, seeing that the Lord was with him: for whatsoeuer he did, the Lorde made it to prosper.
1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the Lorde God of Israel saith, I saide, that thine house and the house of thy father should walke before mee for euer: but nowe the Lord saith, It shall not be so: for them that honour me, I will honour, and they that despise me, shall be despised.
Psalms 1:3
For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.
Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I wil be with thee, & through the floods, that they doe not ouerflowe thee. When thou walkest through the very fire, thou shalt not be burnt, neither shall the flame kindle vpon thee.
Daniel 6:22
My God hath sent his Angel and hath shut the lyons mouthes, that they haue not hurt mee: for my iustice was founde out before him: and vnto thee, O King, I haue done no hurt.

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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