Job 39:20

"“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?"

Key Reflection

In Job 39:20, God asks if He has endowed the horse with strength and beauty, symbolizing His sovereignty over even the most magnificent of creatures. This rhetorical question underscores God's power and care over all creation, setting a precedent for His oversight in the spiritual realm as well.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? -Or, rather, “as a locust” -כארבהkā'arbeh. This is the word which is commonly applied to the locust considered as gregarious, or as appearing in great numbers (fromרבהrâbâh, “to be multiplied”). On the variety of the species of locusts, see Bochart “Hieroz.” P. ii. Lib. iv. c. 1ff The Hebrew word here rendered “make afraid” (רעשׁrâ‛ash) means properly “to be moved, to be shaken,” and hence, to tremble, to be afraid.

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