c Either ſtrength of Body : or rather courage and generous con- fidence, for which the Horlie is highly commended. 4d i. e. With ſnorting and neighing; in the making of which ſound the Necks in
regard of the Throat which is within it, anda part of ity is a prin- cipal Inſtrument : which neiſe may not unfitly be called zhunaer, | becauſe of the great vehemency and rage, wherewirh it is attended, | and the great Terrour which 1t cauſeth, eſpecially in War and Bat- ' tel, of which ſee Fer; 8: 16. and compare 1 Sam: 12:. 17, 18: where this very term of thundering is aſcribed to a far lower and leſs terrible noiſe. Noris this, as ſome alledge, an improper Speech,
becauſe this thunder or neighing, is rather clothed with the Neck,
as being within it, than the Neck with it ; for nothing 1s more common in Scripture than to ſays That Men are clothed with righ- ' Feouſneſs, humility, and other Graces,which yet are in ſtrifneſs of Speech within the Man,and not he within them. Bur becauſe this | word, in this form, is not elſewhere exfanr, ſome rend:r it others | wiſe, with a mane, with a thick, and full, and deep Mane, as the
Phraſe of being.clothed with it implies. For this 15 mentioned by
all Writers of Horſes.as a notable mark ofa generous Horſe ; which
therefore they conceive would not be omitted here, where ſo many
ſeveral properties and excellencies are deſcribed. And the Verb
Raam,w hence this comes, in the Syriack Language ſignifies not on-
ly to chunder, But alſo to be high or lofty: which ficly agrees to the
Mane, which is inthe higheſt part of the Horſe.
20 Canſt thou make him afraid as graſhopper e ? the glory of his noſtrils f is F terrible,
e Which is eaſily affrighted and chaſed away by the leaſt noiſe ofa Man. Or, as divers others render the place, didft thou make him to move like a Graſheppper, Skipping and leaping as he goes ! So he deſcribes the poſture of a gallant and generous Horſe, who curvets, and pranceth, and as it were danceth as he walks. f That ſnoring,or found, and ſmoke which cometh out of his Noſtrils, eſpcially when
e1Sinraged and ingaged in Battel, which is another note of a ge- verous Horſe, and ſtrikes a terrour into his adverſary. Or, the ve- hemeney, or majefly, or magnificence of his ſnorting, or ſnoring, as this word is rendred, Fer. $: 16.
21|| He paweth gin the valley þ, and rejoyceth in
' £ Or, He digzeth. Through courage and wantonneſs he cannot Nand fill,” but is beating,as it were digging up the Earth with his feet. þ This he adds, partly becauſe the gronnd being there more Plain and ſmoerh, he hath the better conveniency for his prancing and pawing with his feet, which in hilly and uneven ground he |
Cannot ſo well do z and partly, becauſe Battels uſe to be pitched in |
valleys,or low grounds,eſpecially Horſe Battels, ; Making ſemblance of great pride and complacency init. k With great readineſs & un- daunted courage. 7 :
22 He mocketh at fear /, and is not affrighted : nei- ther turneth he back fromthe Sword mz.
13. e. At all Inftruments and Obje&s of Terror,as Fear 1s oft uſed; as Prov. 1: 26: & 10; 24. He deſpiſeth what other Creatures dread. mm Or,becauſe of the Sword ; or, for fear of the Sword, as this Phraſe is uſed, 1ſz. 21:15; & 31: 8: Fer. 14: 16: & 50: 16.
23 The quiver s rattleth againſt him, + the glitter- ing {pear and the ſhield o- ; |
» Or, although the Quivir, &c» So this comes in as an aggra« vation of hiscourage Notwithſtanding the juſt cauits of fear which are mentioned in this Verſe. And the Quiver is here pur for the Arrows contained in it, by a Metonymy, very uſual in this very caſe, and in all ſorts of Authors, which being ſhor againſt the Horſe and Rider make this Rattling noiſe here mentioned. o Or, rather the /annce or javelin. For that this was not a defenſive, but an offenſive Weapon, ſeems plain, both from this place, where it is mentioned among ſuch, and as an objet&t of fear,which the Shield is not, and from 5%. 8: 18, 1 Sam. 17: 45; Whereit is fo uſed.
24 He ſwalloweth the ground p with fierceneſs and rage : neither believeth he that zr zs the ſound of the trumpet 9. |
? The ſenſe iseither, 1. He 1s ſo earneſt and eager upon the Barrel, that he ruſheth into it with all ſpeed, and runs over the ground ſo (wiftly,that he might ſeem to have ſwallowed it up. Or, 2. He is ſo full of war-like Rage and Fury,that he nor only champs his Bridle,but is ready to tear and devour the very ground on which he goes. And the Phraſe here uſed is not unuſua},both in Arabick, and in other Authors: of which ſee my Lartine Synopſis on this place. q 7. & He isfo pleaſed with the approach of the Batte), and the ſound of the Trumpet calling to it,that he could ſcarce believe his Ears for gladneſs, Compare Gen. 45: 26: Luke 24: 41. Or,thus, He cannat ſtand ftill, or firm, ( as this Verb and the derivative from it is uſed, not only in the Chaldee and Syriack Diale&, bur alſo in the Hebrew, as Deut. 28: 59; 1 Sam: 2.35.) when the Trumpet ſoundeth'3 His Rider can hardly keep him ſtil, but he ſtrives and !ongs to run to the fight. |
25 He faith among the trumpets, ha, ha » ; and he {ſmelleth s the battel afar off :, the thunder of the cap- tains #, and the ſhouting. |
r An Expreſſion of Joy and Alacrity, declared by his proud neighings, whereby he doth in ſome ſort anſwer the found of the Trumpets, in a way of ſcorn and challenge. 5s z. e. He perceiveth, as this Phraſe is uſed, Judg. 16. 9. t At ſome diftance, either of place, or ratherof time, as the word 1s moſt frequently uſed. He perceives by the motion of his Souldiers, and the clattering of the Arms,that the Battel is at hand,which is very welcome to him. « By which he underſtands, either the military Qrations which the Cap- tains make and deliver with a loud voice to animate their Souldiers to the Batte] : Or,rather the loud and joyful clamour begun by the Commanders and followed by the Soldjers when they are ready ro joyn Batte], that thereby they may both daunt their Enemies, and encourage themſelves» : OF;
26 Doth the Hawk flie x by thy wiſdom y, and ſtretch her wings toward the ſouth z. |