Job 20:24

22 In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

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

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

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

26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
KJV
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
WEB
He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.
ASV
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
DARBY
If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
BLB
He will flee from a weapon of iron; a bow of bronze will pierce him through.
ÅB
Flykter han for våpen av jern, så gjennomborer en bue av kobber ham.
OTB
Selv om han flykter fra et jernvåpen,
vil en bronsetippet pil treffe ham.
B1930
Flykter han for våben av jern, så gjennemborer en bue av kobber ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Amos 5:19

    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.

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  • Isaiah 24:18

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:35

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

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  • Proverbs 7:23

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

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  • Amos 9:1–3

    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 flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

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  • Jeremiah 48:43–44

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

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  • 1 Kings 20:30

    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.

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