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Job 39:7
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It scoffs at the noise of the villageand never hears the shouts of a driver.
He scorns the tumult of the city, Neither hears he the shouting of the driver.
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver.
The wild donkey laughs at the confusion in the city, and it does not hear the drivers shout.
It scorns the tumult in the town; it does not hear the shouts of a driver.
"He scorns the tumult of the city, And does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.
"He laughs at the turmoil of the city, He does not hear the shouting of the taskmaster.
He scorns the tumult of the city, Neither hears he the shouting of the driver.
He laughs at the tumult of the city;The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
He scorns the tumult of the city and never hears the shouts of a driver.
They stay far from crowded cities and refuse to be tamed.
It scorns the noise of the city and hears no driver's shouts.
He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver;
They are happy to be away from the noise of the city. They never have to listen to their drivers shouting at them.
He scorns the multitude of cities, and is not afraid of the voice of rulers.
They keep far away from the noisy cities, and no one can tame them and make them work.
It scorns the city's turmoil; it does not hear the driver's shouts.
He laughs at the roar of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts;
That they maye geue no force for the multitude off people in the cities, nether to regarde the crienge of the dryuer:
He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
He scorneth the multitude of the citie, neither regardeth he the crying of the driuer.
They force not for the multitude of people in the citie, neither regarde the crying of the driuer:
He laughs to scorn the multitude of the city, and hears not the chiding of the tax-gatherer.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
He dispisith the multitude of citee; he herith not the cry of an axere.
He scorns the tumult of the city, Neither does he hear the shoutings of the driver.
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
He scorns the tumult of the city; He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
It hates the noise of the city and has no driver to shout at it.
He hates the noise of the city. He does not hear the calls of the man who drives him.
It scorns the tumult of the city; it does not hear the shouts of the driver.
He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not;
He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
He scorns the tumult of the city; he hears not the shouts of the driver.
He doth laugh at the multitude of a city, The cries of an exactor he heareth not.
"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
scorneth: Job 39:18, Job 3:18, Isaiah 31:4
driver: Heb. exactor, Exodus 5:13-16, Exodus 5:18, Isaiah 58:3
Reciprocal: Job 39:10 - General Job 41:28 - slingstones
Cross-References
Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, & they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.
And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde.
Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.
Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.
And when he heard that I lift vp my voice and cryed, he left his garment with me, and fled away, and got him out.
So she layde vp his garment by her, vntill her lord came home.
But assoone as I lift vp my voyce & cried, he left his garment with me, and fled out.
And when she had set them before him to eate, he tooke her, and sayd vnto her, Come, lye with me, my sister.
I made a couenant with mine eyes: why then should I thinke on a mayde?
Turne away mine eies from regarding vanitie, and quicken me in thy way.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He scorneth the multitude of the city,.... Choosing rather to be alone in the wilderness and free than to be among a multitude of men in a city, and be a slave as the tame ass; or it despises and defies a multitude of men, that may come out of cities to take it, Leo Africanus says r it yields to none for swiftness but Barbary horses: according to Xenophon s, it exceeds the horse in swiftness; and when pursued by horsemen, it will outrun them, and stand still and rest till they come near it, and then start again; so that there is no taking it, unless many are employed. Aristotle t says it excels in swiftness; and, according to Bochart u, it has its name in Hebrew from the Chaldee word פדא, "to run". Or it may be rendered, "the noise of the city", so Cocceius; the stir and bustle in it, through a multiplicity of men in business;
neither regardeth he the crying of the driver; or "hears" w: he neither feels his blows, nor hears his words; urging him to move faster and make quicker dispatch, as the tame ass does; he being neither ridden nor driven, nor drawing in a cart or plough.
r Ut supra. (Descriptio Africae, l. 9. p. 752.) s Ut supra. (De Expedition. Cyril, l. 1.) t Hist. Animal. l. 6. c. 36. u Hierozoic. par. 1. l. 1. c. 9. col. 63. w לא ישמע "non audiet", Pagninus, Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He scorneth the multitude of the city - That is, he sets all this at defiance; he is not intimidated by it. He finds his home far away from the city in the wild freedom of the wilderness.
Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver - Margin, “exacter.” The Hebrew word properly means a collector of taxes or revenue, and hence, an oppressor, and a driver of cattle. The allusion here is to a driver, and the meaning is, that he is not subject to restraint, but enjoys the most unlimited freedom.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 39:7. He scorneth the multitude — He is so swift that he cannot be run or hunted down. See the description in Job 39:5.