Job 20:24

He shall flee from the armour of iron,—There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 that, to fill his belly, he will thrust at him the glow of his anger, and rain [it] upon him for his punishment.

25He hath drawn it out, and it hath come forth out of his back,—yea the flashing arrow-head, out of his gall, There shall march on him—terrors:

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:35Teaching my hands, to war,—so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;

Proverbs 7:23Until an arrow cleaveth his liver, as a bird hasteth into a snare, and knoweth not, that, for his life, it is!

Jeremiah 48:43Terror and pit and snare are upon thee O inhabitant of Moab Declareth Yahweh:

Amos 9:1I saw My Lord stationed by the altar, and he said—Smite the capital—that the sills, may tremble, Yea break them off on the head of them all, and, the last of them, with the sword, will I slay,—He that fleeth of them, shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them, shall not make good his 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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