New International Version
Job 20:25
25He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him;
Job 20:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come upon him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The arrow is pulled from their back, and the arrowhead glistens with blood. The terrors of death are upon them.
Context of Job 20:25
23When he has filled his belly, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows on him. 24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him. He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over him; 26total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent. 27The heavens will expose his guilt; the earth will rise up against him.
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שָׁלַף֮ וַיֵּצֵ֪א מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 20:25
- Job 16:13his archers surround me. Without pity, he pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
- 2 Samuel 18:14Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this for you.” So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.
- Psalms 7:12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
- Job 6:4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
- Job 15:21Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him.
- Job 18:11Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest snatches him away in the night.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!
- Psalms 88:15From my youth I have suffered and been close to death; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.
- Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Since, then, we know what it is to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.
Commentaries on Job 20:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25It is drawn, and cometh out - This refers to archery: The arrow is drawn out of the sheaf or quiver, and discharged from the bow against its mark, and pierces the vitals, and passes through the body. So Coverdale - The arowe shal be taken forth, and go out at his backe.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25It is drawn - Or rather, “he draws” - that is, he draws out the arrow that has been shot at him; or it may mean, as Prof. Lee supposes, that he draws, that is, “someone” draws the arrow from its quiver, or the sword from its sheath, in order to smite him. The object is to describe his death, and to show that he should be certainly overtaken with calamity. Zophar, therefore, goes through the process by which he would be shot down, or shows that he could…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. 25Terrors: These are terrors of death. Although the specific words "of death" are not in the Hebrew text, they are understood because the description talks about an arrowhead that glistens with blood (literally with gall). This indicates a deadly hit on an important organ in the body (6:4; 16:13; Psalm 7:12). The image conveys the serious threat and intense fear that comes with being in mortal danger.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. It is drawn--Rather, "He (God) draweth (the sword, Jos 5:13) and (no sooner has He done so, than) it cometh out of (that is, passes right through) the (sinner's) body" (De 32:41, 42; Eze 21:9, 10). The glittering sword is a happy image for lightning. gall--that is, his life (Job 16:13). "Inflicts a deadly wound." terrors--Zophar repeats Bildad's words (Job 17:11; Psa 88:16; 55:4).Read the comment
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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
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