Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him. New Living Translation When they try to escape an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them. English Standard Version He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through. Berean Standard Bible Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him. King James Bible He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. New King James Version He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through. New American Standard Bible “He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. NASB 1995 “He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. NASB 1977 “He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. Legacy Standard Bible He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him. Amplified Bible “He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bow of bronze will pierce him through. Christian Standard Bible If he flees from an iron weapon, an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him. Holman Christian Standard Bible If he flees from an iron weapon, an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him. American Standard Version He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For he fled from breastplates of iron, a bow of brass will shoot through him Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him. Contemporary English Version While running from iron spears, they will be killed by arrows of bronze, Douay-Rheims Bible He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass. English Revised Version He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through. GOD'S WORD® Translation If that person flees from an iron weapon, a bronze bow will pierce him. Good News Translation When they try to escape from an iron sword, a bronze bow will shoot them down. International Standard Version Though he dodges an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him. JPS Tanakh 1917 If he flee from the iron weapon, The bow of brass shall strike him through. Literal Standard Version He flees from an iron weapon, | A bow of bronze passes through him. Majority Standard Bible Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him. New American Bible Should he escape an iron weapon, a bronze bow shall pierce him through; NET Bible If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him. New Revised Standard Version They will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike them through. New Heart English Bible He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass. Additional Translations ... Context Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked…23When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats. 24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him. 25It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.… Cross References 2 Samuel 22:35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 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. 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. Treasury of Scripture He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. flee from 1 Kings 20:30 But 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. Isaiah 24:18 And 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. Jeremiah 48:43,44 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD… the bow 2 Samuel 22:35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. strike him Proverbs 7:23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. Jump to Previous Arrow Bow Brass Bronze Fled Flee Flees Fleeth Flight Iron Pierce Pierces Spear Steel Strike WeaponJump to Next Arrow Bow Brass Bronze Fled Flee Flees Fleeth Flight Iron Pierce Pierces Spear Steel Strike WeaponJob 20 1. Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked(24) He shall flee from the iron weapon, and.--That is, if he escaped one mischance, another should overtake him.Verse 24. - He shall flee from the iron weapon. This is no indication of the late authorship of Job. Iron was in use in Egypt at a very early date. A thin plate of it was found by Colonel Howard Vyse embedded in the masonry of the great pyramid; and iron implements and ornaments, iron spear-heads, iron sickles, iron gimlets, iron keys, iron bracelets, iron wire, have been found in the early tombs not infrequently (see the author's 'History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. 1. p. 505). That they are not more common is accounted for by the rapid oxidization of iron by exposure to the air, and its rapid decay in the nitrous soil of Egypt. The inhabitants of South-Western Asia were at no time much behind the Egyptians in their knowledge of the useful arts: and iron appears as a well-known metal in the Jewish Scriptures from the time of the Exodus (see Numbers 35:16; Deuteronomy 3:11; Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 8:9; Deuteronomy 28:23; Joshua 8:31). It is true that the principal weapons of war continued to be made ordinarily of bronze, both in South-Western Asia and in Egypt, till a comparatively late period; but Zophar may mean to assign to the slayer of the wicked man weapons of a superior character. And the bow of steel shall strike him through. It is uncertain whether steel was known in the ancient world. But, whether or no, "steel" is not meant here. The word used in the original is nehushtah, which undoubtedly means either "copper" or "bronze." As copper would be too soft a material for a bow, we may assume bronze to be intended. The bronze used in Egypt was extremely elastic, and there would have been little difficulty in fashioning bows of it (on the existence of such bows, see 2 Samuel 26:5; Psalm 18:34). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Though he fleesיִ֭בְרַח (yiḇ·raḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1272: To bolt, to flee suddenly from an iron בַּרְזֶ֑ל (bar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement weapon, מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק (min·nê·šeq) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5402: Military equipment, arms, an arsenal a bronze-tipped נְחוּשָֽׁה׃ (nə·ḥū·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5154: Copper, bronze arrow קֶ֣שֶׁת (qe·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris will pierce him. תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ (taḥ·lə·p̄ê·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change Links Job 20:24 NIVJob 20:24 NLT Job 20:24 ESV Job 20:24 NASB Job 20:24 KJV Job 20:24 BibleApps.com Job 20:24 Biblia Paralela Job 20:24 Chinese Bible Job 20:24 French Bible Job 20:24 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon (Jb) |
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