Job 20:24 “Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce…”

Job 20:24

Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.

World English Bible

He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.

American Standard Version

He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

Geneva Bible 1599

He shall flee from the yron weapons, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.

Darby Translation

If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

Young's Literal Translation

He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.

Bible in Basic English

He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

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Cross references

“flee from”

Isaiah 24:18 Amos 5:19 1 Kings 20:30 Amos 9:1–3 Jeremiah 48:43 Jeremiah 48:44

Isaiah 24:18 · BSB

Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Amos 5:19 · BSB

It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

1 Kings 20:30 · BSB

The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

Amos 9:1–3 · BSB

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who…

Jeremiah 48:43 · BSB

Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 48:44 · BSB

“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.

“the bow”

2 Samuel 22:35

2 Samuel 22:35 · BSB

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

“strike him”

Proverbs 7:23

Proverbs 7:23 · BSB

until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.

25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.

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