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23 The soldier’s quiver shakes on the horse’s side.
    The spear and weapons its rider carries shine in the sun.
24 The horse gets very excited and races over the ground.[a]
    When it hears the trumpet blow, it cannot stand still.
25 When the trumpet sounds, it snorts, ‘Hurray!’
    It can smell the battle from far away
    and hear the shouts of commanders with all the other sounds of battle.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 39:24 races over the ground Literally, “swallows up the ground.”

23 The quiver(A) rattles against its side,
    along with the flashing spear(B) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
    it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(C)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(D) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
    It catches the scent of battle from afar,
    the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(E)

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