He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage,
neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Job 39:24 in context
Job 39:21–27
21
He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength.
He goes out to meet the armed men.
22
He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed,
neither does he turn back from the sword.
23
The quiver rattles against him,
the flashing spear and the javelin.
24
Selected verse
He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage,
neither does he stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
25
As often as the trumpet sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle afar off,
the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26
“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars,
and stretches her wings toward the south?
27
Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up,
and makes his nest on high?
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