Job 20:25
which had been drawn and had issued forth from its sheath, glittering in its bitterness: the horrible ones will go forth and approach over him.
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In The King James Version
In Context
24He will flee from weapons of iron, and he will fall in an arc of brass,
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14And Joab said, “It will not be as you wish. Instead, I will be assailing him in your sight.” Then he took three lances in his hand, and he fixed them in the heart of Absalom. And while he was still clinging to life upon the oak,
Job 15:21The sound of terror is always in his ears; and when there is peace, he always suspects treason.
Job 18:11Horrifying things will terrify him everywhere and will entangle his feet.
Psalms 7:12God is a just judge, strong and patient. How could he be angry throughout every day?
Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face.
2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, having knowledge of the fear of the Lord, we appeal to men, but we are made manifest before God. Yet I hope, too, that we may be made manifest 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 →