Job 20:25
He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall; terrors are upon him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14Then said Joab: 'I may not tarry thus with thee.' And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the terebinth.
Job 15:21A sound of terrors is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
Job 18:11Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, and shall entrap him at his feet.
Psalms 7:12(7-13) If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready;
Psalms 88:15(88-16) I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.
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 →