Job 39:19
New International Version
“Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?

New Living Translation
“Have you given the horse its strength or clothed its neck with a flowing mane?

English Standard Version
“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

Berean Standard Bible
Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

King James Bible
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

New King James Version
“Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder?

New American Standard Bible
“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

NASB 1995
“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

NASB 1977
“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

Legacy Standard Bible
“Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

Amplified Bible
“Have you given the horse his might? Have you clothed his neck with quivering and a shaking mane?

Christian Standard Bible
Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you give strength to the horse? Do you adorn his neck with a mane?

American Standard Version
Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

Contemporary English Version
Did you give horses their strength and the flowing hair along their necks?

English Revised Version
Hast thou given the horse his might? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Can you give strength to a horse or dress its neck with a flowing mane?

Good News Translation
Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong and gave them their flowing manes?

International Standard Version
Do you instill the horse with strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

Majority Standard Bible
Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane?

NET Bible
"Do you give the horse its strength? Do you clothe its neck with a mane?

New Heart English Bible
"Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?

Webster's Bible Translation
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

World English Bible
“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do you give might to the horse? Do you clothe his neck [with] a mane?

Young's Literal Translation
Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck with a mane?

Smith's Literal Translation
Wilt thou give strength to the horse? wilt thou clothe his neck with thunder?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing?

New American Bible
Do you give the horse his strength, and clothe his neck with a mane?

New Revised Standard Version
“Do you give the horse its might? Do you clothe its neck with mane?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with armour?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Did you gave the horse manly strength, and did you cloth his neck with armor?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Hast thou invested the horse with strength, and clothed his neck with terror?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Speaks of His Creation
18Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider. 19Do you give strength to the horse or adorn his neck with a mane? 20Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?…

Cross References
Psalm 147:10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Isaiah 31:1
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Jeremiah 8:6
I 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.

Habakkuk 1:8
Their 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.

Zechariah 10:3
“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.

2 Samuel 22:34
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Psalm 18:33
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Isaiah 30:16
“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

Jeremiah 4:13
Behold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!

Joel 2:4
Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like swift steeds.

Revelation 19:11-14
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...

James 3:3
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize. / Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.

Ephesians 6:10-17
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...


Treasury of Scripture

Have you given the horse strength? have you clothed his neck with thunder?

the horse

Exodus 15:1
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Psalm 147:10
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

clothed

Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

Psalm 104:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

thunder

Job 39:25
He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Mark 3:17
And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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5. Of the wild donkey
9. The unicorn
13. The peacock, stork, and ostrich
19. The horse
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Do you give strength to the horse
The phrase begins with a rhetorical question posed by God to Job, emphasizing divine sovereignty and the limitations of human power. The Hebrew word for "strength" here is "koach," which implies not just physical power but also the vigor and vitality that God imparts to His creation. Historically, horses were symbols of strength and war, often used in battle and chariots. This question reminds Job of the Creator's role in endowing creatures with their unique abilities, highlighting that such power is beyond human capability to bestow. The horse, a majestic and powerful animal, serves as a testament to God's intricate design and provision.

or adorn his neck with a mane?
The word "adorn" in Hebrew is "labash," which means to clothe or dress. This suggests an intentional act of beautification and care. The "mane" of the horse is not just a functional part of its anatomy but also a symbol of its beauty and majesty. In ancient cultures, the horse's mane was often associated with nobility and grace. This part of the verse underscores God's attention to detail and His role as the ultimate designer of all creation. The imagery of adorning the horse's neck with a mane serves as a metaphor for God's ability to create beauty and order in the world, a reminder to Job of the divine artistry that surpasses human understanding.

(19) Thunder--i.e., with terror, such as thunder causes. Some refer it to the moving or shaking of the mane.

Verse 19. - Hast thou given the horse strength? (comp. Psalm 147:10). Geburah means, however, more than "strength." It includes courage and all martial excellence. Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Many objections have been taken to this expression; and endeavours have been made to show that the word used (דַעְמָה) does not mean "thunder," but" a tremulous motion," "quivering muscles and a tossing mane," or else "scorn," "indignation." But as רַעַם always means "thunder" (Job 26:14; Job 39:25; Psalm 77:19: 81:8; 145:7; Isaiah 29:6), it seems unlikely that רעמה means anything else. To the objection that the metaphor is "incongruous" (Professor Lee), it would appear to be enough to reply that one of our greatest prose-poets has seen in it peculiar fitness. So true every way" says Carlyle, on the passage: "true eyesight and vision for all things; material things, not less than spiritual; "the horse - Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?" ('Lectures on Heroes,' p. 78).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Do you give
הֲתִתֵּ֣ן (hă·ṯit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

strength
גְּבוּרָ֑ה (gə·ḇū·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1369: Force, valor, victory

to the horse
לַסּ֣וּס (las·sūs)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

or adorn
הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ (hă·ṯal·bîš)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3847: Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe

his neck
צַוָּאר֣וֹ (ṣaw·wā·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6677: The back of the neck

with a mane?
רַעְמָֽה׃ (ra‘·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7483: Perhaps vibration, quivering


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