Job 20:24
As they flee to escape an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will strike them down.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
In Context
25The arrow is pulled out of their gall bladder, glistening with blood. They are absolutely terrified!
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:35He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow.
Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird flying into a trap, he's unaware he will pay with his life.
Jeremiah 48:43You people living in Moab, what's waiting for you are terror, traps, and snares, declares the Lord.
Amos 9:1Then I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the tops of the Temple pillars so that the foundations shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people below. Those who survive I will kill by the sword. None of them will escape, not a single one.
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 →