Job 20:24

He flees from an iron weapon, || A bow of bronze passes through him.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

23It comes to pass, at the filling of his belly, || He sends forth against him || The fierceness of His anger, || Indeed, He rains on him in his eating.

25One has drawn, || And it comes out from the body, || And a glittering weapon proceeds from his gall. Terrors [are] on him.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:35Teaching my hands for battle, || And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,

Proverbs 7:23Until an arrow splits his liver, || As a bird has hurried to a snare, || And has not known that it [is] for its life.

Jeremiah 48:43Fear, and a snare, and a trap, [are] for you, || O inhabitant of Moab—a declaration of YHWH,

Amos 9:1I have seen the Lord standing by the altar, and He says, || “Strike the knob, and the thresholds shake, || And cut them off by the head—all of them, || And I slay their posterity with a sword, || None that flee of them flee away, || Nor a fugitive 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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