Job 20:24

Job 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
• New International Version (NIV)Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through.

Context of Job 20:24

22In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble; The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side]. 23When he fills his belly, God will send His fierce anger on him And will rain it upon him while he is eating. He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bow of bronze will pierce him through. 25The arrow is drawn forth and it comes out of his back [after passing through his body]; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors march in upon him; 26Complete darkness (misfortune) is held in reserve for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him; It will consume the survivor in his tent.

Job 20:24 word by word

יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall fleeבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• from the ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• weaponנֶ֫שֶׁקnesheq nêsheq · weaponH5402
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• of steelנְחוּשָׁהnechûshâh nechûshâh · bronzeH5154
• shall strike him throughחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498

Cross-references for Job 20:24

• 1 Kings 20:30But the rest ran to the city of Aphek, and the [city] wall fell on 27,000 of the men who were left. Ben-hadad escaped and came into the city, going into an inner chamber [to hide].
• Isaiah 24:18Then it will be that he who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, And he who comes up out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
• Jeremiah 48:43Terror and pit and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
• Amos 5:19It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger] And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway], Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall And a snake bites him.
• Amos 9:1I saw [in a vision] the Lord standing at the altar, and He said, “Destroy the capitals (tops) of the pillars so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of all of the people! Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will get away, Or a survivor who will escape.
• 2 Samuel 22:35He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
• Proverbs 7:23Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound]; Like a bird fluttering straight into the net, He did not know that it would cost him his life.

Commentaries on Job 20:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24He shall flee from the iron weapon - Or, "Though he should flee from the iron armor, the brazen bow should strike him through." So that yf he fle the yron weapens, he shal be shott with the stele bow - Coverdale. That is, he shall most certainly perish: all kinds of deaths await him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24He shall flee from the iron weapon - The sword, or the spear. That is, he shall be exposed to attacks, and shall flee in cowardice and alarm. Bands of robbers shall come suddenly upon him, and he shall have no safety except in flight. Pref. Lee explains this as meaning, “While he flees from the iron weapon, the brass bow shall pierre him through.” Probably the expression is proverbial, like that in Latin, Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdin. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-29Verses 23-29 Zophar, having described the vexations which attend wicked practices, shows their ruin from God's wrath. There is no fence against this, but in Christ, who is the only Covert from the storm and tempest, Is 32:2. Zophar concludes, "This is the portion of a wicked man from God;" it is allotted him. Never was any doctrine better explained, or worse applied, than this by Zophar, who intended to prove Job a hypocrite. Let us receive the good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Evil people cannot avoid trouble (see Isaiah 24:17–18; Jeremiah 15:2–3; Amos 5:19; 9:1–2). When they escape one threat, another confronts them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. steel--rather, "brass." While the wicked flees from one danger, he falls into a greater one from an opposite quarter [Umbreit].Read the comment

Topics related to Job 20:24

• Bow
• Iron
• Steel
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Copper
• Rain
• Short
• Steel
• Archery
• Iron (1)
• Strike
• Zophar
• Metals

Commentaries on Job 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings