God continues 'Can you make him leap like a locust? His majestic snort is terrible.' This verse describes the horse's capability to leap and the majesty of its physical presence. The image of the horse leaping like a locust suggests agility and power combined in one creature. The snort (breathing forcefully) is characterized as majestic and terrible, suggesting that even the ordinary functioning of the horse's body manifests divine majesty. The verse emphasizes that the horse's physical capabilities and very presence inspire awe. Job has not created such capabilities; God has. The verse subtly suggests that divine creative action produces manifestations of majesty and power that exceed human comprehension or ability to create. The reference to terror in the horse's snort raises implicit questions: does not God's own action also inspire terror, and should this terror lead to submission rather than question?

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