I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
Job 39:24 - Revised Standard Version With fierceness and rage he swallows the ground; he cannot stand still at the sound of the trumpet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [He seems in running to] devour the ground with fierceness and rage; neither can he stand still at the sound of the [war] trumpet. American Standard Version (1901) He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the trumpet. Common English Bible Excitedly, trembling, he swallows the ground; can’t stand still at a trumpet’s blast. Catholic Public Domain Version Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground: neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth. |
I smiled on them when they had no confidence; and the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
When the trumpet sounds, he says ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
If I summoned him and he answered me, I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the walls of my heart! My heart is beating wildly; I cannot keep silent; for I hear the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
I have given heed and listened, but they have not spoken aright; no man repents of his wickedness, saying, ‘What have I done?’ Every one turns to his own course, like a horse plunging headlong into battle.
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does evil befall a city, unless the Lord has done it?
And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”