Job 39:24

24. He swalloweth the ground יגמא , swalloweth, from which גמא , “bulrush” is derived, because of its sucking, or “swallowing,” the water. See note, Job 8:11. The Arab, in common with the Eastern and classic poets, to the present day, applies the metaphor of the text to the horse. In like manner Shakspeare:

And starting so,

He seemed in running to devour the way.

Henry IV., Sec. Part.

Believeth he Furst, Hitzig, and others would read, יאמין , standeth he still. The reading of the text, believeth, is equally well supported, (Schlottmann, Conant, and Dillmann,) and is much more forcible. He cannot trust (believe) his ears, so joyous is the trumpet blast. AEschylus says of the war-horse: “Impatiently he awaits the call of the trumpet.” Septem., etc., 394. Compare Job 9:16; Job 39:12.