New King James Version
Job 20:25
25It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon 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.
- New International Version (NIV)He pulls it out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors will come over 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 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 is about to fill his stomach, God will cast on him the fury of His wrath, And will rain it on him while he is eating. 24He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. It is drawn, and comes out of the body; Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall. Terrors come upon him; 26Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. An unfanned fire will consume him; It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent. 27The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.
Read all of Job 20Job 20:25 word by word
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. He pierces my heart and does not pity; He pours out my gall on the ground.
- Deuteronomy 32:41If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to My enemies, And repay those who hate Me.
- 2 Samuel 18:14Then Joab said, “I cannot linger with you.” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart, while he was still alive in the midst of the terebinth tree.
- Psalms 7:12If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; My spirit drinks in their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 15:21Dreadful sounds are in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side, And drive him to his feet.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; A tempest steals him away in the night.
- Psalms 73:19Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
- Psalms 88:15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
- Jeremiah 20:3And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
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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