Tree of Life Version
Job 20:25
25He pulls and it comes out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. 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 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;
Context of Job 20:25
23While he is filling his belly, He will send the anger of His wrath against him, and rain it down it on him, on his flesh. 24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze bow pierces him through. He pulls and it comes out of his back, the gleaming point out of his liver. Terrors come upon him! 26Total darkness waits for his treasures; A fire not fanned will devour him; it will consume what is left in his tent. 27The heavens will expose his iniquity; 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. Without mercy He pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My lightning sword and My hand seizes it in judgment, I will return vengeance on My foes, and those who hate Me I will pay back.
- 2 Samuel 18:14“I won’t wait for you!” Joab said. So he took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
- Psalms 7:12God is a righteous judge, a God who is indignant every day.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of Shaddai are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors line up against me.
- Job 15:21Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in a time of peace, marauders attack him.
- Job 18:11On every side terrors frighten him and harass his every step.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a storm sweeps him away at night.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly they became a ruin— terminated, consumed by terrors.
- Psalms 88:15Adonai, why do You spurn me? Why do You hide Your face from me?
- Jeremiah 20:3The following morning, Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “Adonai no longer calls your name Pashhur, but Magormissabib.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we are trying to persuade people, but what we are is known to God—and I hope it is known to your consciences as well.
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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