He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.
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He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.
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He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
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He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain That is, given him courage? which is meant by…
That is, given him courage? which is meant by neighing and shaking his mane: for with his breath he covereth his neck.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Job 39:22 He mocketh at fear, and is not…
Job 39:22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Ver. 22. He mocketh at fear, &c.] Heb. He laugheth, by an elegant prosopopoeia, {a} such as this Book is full of. Non vanes horret strepitus. He feareth no colours when once engaged in fight, but counts that a sport and play whereof others are afraid.
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Neither turneth he back from the sword] Or any other offensive weapons; these cannot make him turn tail or recoil. He is never more furious than when he sees himself covered with blood. - Vires animosque a vulnere sumit; being wounded, he biteth and kicketh, and fighteth no less stoutly than the rider himself doth.
{a} A rhetorical figure by which an inanimate or abstract thing is represented as a person, or with personal characteristics: = personification
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain At fear, i.e. at all instruments and objects of…
At fear, i.e. at all instruments and objects of terror, as fear is oft used, as Pro 1:26; 10:21. He despiseth what other creatures dread.
From the sword; or, because of the sword; or, for fear of the sword, as this phrase is used, Isa 21:15; 31:8; Jer 14:16; 1:16.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted,.... At…
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted,.... At those things which cause fear and fright to men; as arms, though ever so terrible, and armies, though never so numerous;
neither turneth he back from the sword; the naked sword, when it is drawn against him, and ready to be thrust into him; the horse being so bold and courageous was with the Egyptians a symbol of courage and boldness (v).
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(v) Clement. Alex. Stromat. l. 5. p. 567.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He mocketh at fear - He laughs at that…
He mocketh at fear - He laughs at that which is fitted to intimidate; that is, he is not afraid.
Neither turneth he back from the sword - He rushes on it without fear. Of the fact here stated, and the accuracy of the description, there can be no doubt.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 22. from the sword] lit. because of, or, before…
22. from the sword] lit. because of, or, before the sword.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither…
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. "The cavalry of modern times will rush undismayed upon the line of opposing bayonets" (Professor Lee). "We do not believe that a body of infantry ever existed that, with the bayonet alone, unsupported by fire, could have checked the determined charge of good horsemen" (Denison, p. 510).
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