Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
Proverbs 7:23Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Jeremiah 48:43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, 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 chapiters, that the thresholds may shake: and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last 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 →