KJV King James Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
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Job 20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
WEB World English Bible
He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
ASV American Standard Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.
Surrounding context — Job 20
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 [When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
26 All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
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Amos 5:19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.Isaiah 24:18And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.2 Samuel 22:35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.Proverbs 7:23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.Amos 9:1-3I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.Jeremiah 48:43-44Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [shall be] upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.1 Kings 20:30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and [there] a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men [that were] left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
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