King James Version
Job 39:7 in the King James Version says “He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. of the driver: Heb. of the exactor” — study this verse from Job chapter 39 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. of the driver: Heb. of the exactor”
Job 39:7 · KJV
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. barren: Heb. salt places
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. of the driver: Heb. of the exactor
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of the driver”
H5065to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“neither regardeth”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
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