Job 20:25
23 When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
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.
27 The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will rise up against him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
- KJV
- It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
- WEB
- He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.
- ASV
- He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.
- DARBY
- He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
- BLB
- It is drawn and comes out from [his] back, and the gleaming point from his gall; terrors shall come over him.
- ÅB
- Når han så drar pilen ut av sin rygg, og den lynende odd kommer fram av hans galle, da faller dødsredsler over ham.
- OTB
- Den er trukket og kommer ut av hans rygg,
det blinkende spissen fra hans lever;
redsler vil komme over ham. - B1930
- Når han så drar pilen ut av sin rygg, og den lynende odd kommer frem av hans galle, da faller dødsredsler over ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 16:13
His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
Read in contextJob 18:11
Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
Read in contextJob 15:21
Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:41
when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
Read in contextJob 27:20
Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
Read in contextPsalms 7:12
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
Read in contextPsalms 88:15
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
Read in contextJeremiah 20:3–4
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
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