Job 20:25
It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:14But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
Job 15:21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Psalms 7:12If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
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 →