Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:35He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
Proverbs 7:23till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare. And he does not know that it is for his life.
Jeremiah 48:43Fear and the pit and the snare are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, says LORD.
Amos 9:1I saw LORD standing beside the altar. And he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake, and break them in pieces on the head of all of them, and I will kill the last of them with the sword. There shall not one of them
Matthew Henry on Job 20:24-29
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity;… Read the whole commentary →