Job 39:25

At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar, the shouts of captains and the cry of war.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Job in a rhetorical discourse on wilderness creatures to demonstrate divine wisdom through the horse’s instinctive readiness for combat.

The words — שֹׁפָר (shofar) denotes a horn blast, while יָרִיחַ (yariach) literally means it smells.

The thread — The interjection הֶאָח (he'ach) appears in Psalms 70:3 and Ezekiel 26:2, 36:2 as an exclamation of triumph or shame.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that animal instinct operates by divine design rather than human instruction.

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The Hebrew words

בְּדֵ֤יbe./Deiin/ [the] sufficiency of שֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.Fara horn יֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.Marit says הֶאָ֗חhe.'Achaha!וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU./me./ra.chokand/ from/ a distance יָרִ֣יחַya.Ri.achit smells מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.Mahbattle רַ֥עַםRa.'am[the] thunder of שָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimcommanders וּתְרוּעָֽה׃u./te.ru.'Ahand/ [the] battle-cry

King James Version

He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Cross-references

Psalms 70:3 May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
Ezekiel 26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
Ezekiel 36:2 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’