Job 39:18
“What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
What time she lifted up herself on high,.... It is sometimes eight foot high (l); when alarmed with approaching danger…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
What time she lifteth up herself on high - In the previous verses reference had been made to the fact that in some…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
She lifteth up herself - When she raiseth up herself to run away. Proofs of the fleetness of this bird have already been…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 39:13-18
The ostrich is a wonderful animal, a very large bird, but it never flies. Some have called it a winged camel. God here…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
lifteth up herself on high That is, in flight. The flying of the ostrich is properly a very swift running, in which she…
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