Job 20:24

If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23It shall be for the filling of his belly; He shall cast the fierceness of His wrath upon him, and shall cause it to rain upon him into his flesh.

25He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:35Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

Proverbs 7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life.

Jeremiah 48:43Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar; and He said: Smite the capitals, that the posts may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the residue of them with the sword; there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.

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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