Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
Updated King James Version
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 teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Proverbs 7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.
Jeremiah 48:43Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab, says the LORD.
Amos 9:1I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Strike the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that flees of them shall not flee away, and he that escapes of them shall not be delivered.
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 →