Job 20:25
The sword is drawn out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and glittereth in his bitterness: the terrible ones shall go and come upon him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
24He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14And Joab said: Not as thou wilt, but will set upon him in thy sight. So he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom: and whilst he yet panted for life, sticking on the oak,
Job 15:21The sound of dread is always in his ears: and when there is peace, he always suspecteth treason.
Job 18:11Fears shall terrify him on every side, and shall entangle his feet.
Psalms 7:12God is a just judge, strong and patient: is he angry every day?
Psalms 88:15Lord, why castest thou off my prayer: why turnest thou away thy face from me?
2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we use persuasion to men; but to God we are manifest. And I trust also that in your consciences we are manifest.
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 →