With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
Job 39:25 - Revised Standard Version CI When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As often as the trumpet sounds he says, Ha, ha! And he smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. American Standard Version (1901) As oft as the trumpet soundeth he saith, Aha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting. Common English Bible At a trumpet’s sound, he says, “Aha!” smells the battle from afar, hears officers’ shouting and the battle cry. Catholic Public Domain Version When he hears the bugle, he says, "Ha!" He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha. He smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army. |
With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet.
“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads his wings toward the south?
“Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, ‘Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken, it has swung open to me; I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,’
Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, ‘Aha!’ and, ‘The ancient heights have become our possession,’
“My anger is hot against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders; for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah, and will make them like his proud steed in battle.