Job 20:24

He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

In Context

23May his belly be filled, that God may send forth the wrath of his indignation upon him, and rain down his war upon him.

25The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my bands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.

Proverbs 7:23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.

Jeremiah 48:43Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shook: for there is covetousness in the head of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall be no flight for them: they shall flee, and he that shall flee 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 →

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