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Job 20:24
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When they try to escape an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of bronze shall strike him through.
The wicked may run away from an iron weapon, but a bronze arrow will stab them.
If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.
He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through.
He schal fle yrun armuris, and he schal falle in to a brasun boowe.
Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
While running from iron spears, they will be killed by arrows of bronze,
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;
If he flees from the weapon of iron, the bow of bronze will pierce him through —
If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Maybe he will run away from an iron sword, but then a bronze arrow will strike him down.
If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.
He may get away from the iron sword, but the brass bow will shoot an arrow in him.
They will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike them through.
He shall flee from the yron weapons, and the bow of steele shal strike him through.
For although he had escaped because of the breastplate of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him through.
When they try to escape from an iron sword, a bronze bow will shoot them down.
He shall flee from the armour of iron, - There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!
He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.
He will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike him through.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bowe of steele shall strike him through.
And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.
If he flees from an iron weapon,an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.
He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.
"He will flee from an iron weapon, but an arrow of bronze will pierce him.
He may flee from the iron weapon, a bow of bronze shall pierce him.
He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.
so that yf he fle the yron weapens, he shall be shott with the stele bowe.
"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.
He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through.
"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.
He may flee from the iron weapon,But the bronze bow will pierce him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
flee from: 1 Kings 20:30, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:43, Jeremiah 48:44, Amos 5:19, Amos 9:1-3
the bow: 2 Samuel 22:35
strike him: Proverbs 7:23
Reciprocal: Exodus 14:25 - Let us flee Job 15:22 - and he is Job 27:22 - he would fain flee Ezekiel 11:8 - General
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He shall flee from the iron weapon,.... The sword, for fear of being thrust through with it; the flaming sword of justice God sometimes threatens to take, and whet, and make use of against ungodly men; the sword of God, as Bar Tzemach observes, is hereby figuratively expressed; fleeing from it, or an attempt to flee from it, shows guilt in the conscience, danger, and a sense of it, and a fear of falling into it, and yet there is no escaping the hand of God, or fleeing from his presence:
[and] the bow of steel shall strike him through; that is, an arrow out of a bow, made of steel or brass, of which bows were formerly made, and reckoned the strongest and most forcible, see Psalms 18:34; signifying, that if he should escape the dint of a weapon, a sword or spear used near at hand, yet, as he fled, he would be reached by one that strikes at a distance, an arrow shot from a bow; the sense is, that, if a wicked man escapes one judgment, another will be sure to follow him, and overtake him and destroy him, see Isaiah 24:17.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He shall flee from the iron weapon - The sword, or the spear. That is, he shall be exposed to attacks, and shall flee in cowardice and alarm. Bands of robbers shall come suddenly upon him, and he shall have no safety except in flight. Pref. Lee explains this as meaning, “While he flees from the iron weapon, the brass bow shall pierre him through.” Probably the expression is proverbial, like that in Latin, Incidit in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdin.
The bow of steel shall strike him through - That is, the “arrow” from the bow of steel shall strike him down. Bows and arrows were commonly used in hunting and in war. To a considerable extent they are still employed in Persia, though the use has been somewhat superseded by the gun. “Bows” were made of various materials. The first were, undoubtedly, of wood. They were inlaid with horn, or ivory, or were made in part of metal. Sometimes, it would seem that the whole bow was made of metal, though it is supposed that the metal bow was not in general use. The “weight,” if nothing else, would be an objection to it. The word which is here rendered “steel” (נחוּשׁה nechûshâh), means properly “brass or copper” - but it is certain that brass or copper could never have been used to form the main part of the bow, as they are destitute of the elasticity which is necessary. Jerome renders it, et irruet in arcum aereum - “he rushes on the brazen bow.” So the Septuagint, τόξον χάλκειον toxon chalkeion. So the Chaldee, דכוכומא קשתא - “the bow of brass.” There is no certain proof that “steel” was then known - though “iron” is often mentioned. It is possible, however, that though the whole bow was not made of brass or copper, yet that such quantities of these metals were employed in constructing bows, that they might, without impropriety, be called bows of brass. The Oriental bow consists of three parts. The handle, or middle part - that on which the arrow rested - was straight, and might be made of wood, brass, copper, or any other strong substance. To this was affixed, at each end, pieces of horn, or of any other elastic substance, and, the string was applied to the ends of these horns. The straight piece might have been of brass, and so without impropriety it might be called a brass bow. It is not properly rendered “steel” at any rate, as the word used here is never employed to denote iron or steel.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 20:24. He shall flee from the iron weapon — Or, "Though he should flee from the iron armour, the brazen bow should strike him through." So that yf he fle the yron weapens, he shal be shott with the stele bow. - Coverdale. That is, he shall most certainly perish: all kinds of deaths await him.
