Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's Exposition
He taketh it with his eyes,.... Or "can men take him before his eyes?" so Mr. Broughton; and others translate it to the same purpose; no, he is not to be taken openly, but privately, by some insidious…
Barnes' Notes
Behold he drinketh up a river - Margin, “oppresseth.” The margin expresses the proper meaning of the Hebrew word, עשׁק ‛âshaq. It usually means to oppress, to treat with violence and injustice; and…
Adam Clarke
Behold, he drinketh up a river - A similar mode of expression, and of precisely the same meaning, as that in Job 39:24 : "He swalloweth the ground with fierceness." No river can stop his course: he…
God, for the further proving of his own power and disproving of Job's pretensions, concludes his discourse with the description of two vast and mighty animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength,…
Cambridge Bible
The verse means,
Behold the stream swelleth, he trembleth not;
He is careless, though Jordan break forth upon his mouth.
The word "swelleth" means lit. oppresses, that is, rushes violently against…
Cross References
Related passages throughout Scripture