Job 20:25
He draws it forth, and it comes out of his body, yea, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors are upon him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
24He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14Then Joab said, I will not delay thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Job 15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears. In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels.
Psalms 7:12If a man does not repent, he will whet his sword. He has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer thy terrors I am confounded.
2 Corinthians 5:11Having seen therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences.
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 →