Job 20:24
If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Darby Translation
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 teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
Proverbs 7:23till an arrow strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for its life.
Jeremiah 48:43Fear, and the pit, and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith Jehovah.
Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar; and he said, Smite the chapiter that the thresholds may shake; and break all of them in pieces, in the head; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not get away by flight, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
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 →