Job 20:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. ”

Job 20:24 - Albert 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...
Job 20:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 20. Second Speech of Zophar. Zophar helps the return to the wider problem by appearing once more with a strong doctrine as to the shortness of the prosperity of the wicked. His theme is, Sin br...
Job 20:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. He shall flee from the iron weapon - Or, "Though he should flee from the iron armor, the brazen bow should strike...
Job 20:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. Steel - rather, 'brass' х nªchuwshaah ( H5154 )]. Whilst the wicked flees from one danger, he falls into...
Job 20:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Zophar's Second Speech Zophar ignores Job's conviction that God will one day establish his innocence, and proceeds to describe the short triumph of the wicked and his certain downfall and punishme...
Job 20:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He shall flee from the iron weapon, and. — That is, if he escaped one mischance, another should overtake him.
Job 20:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XVII. IGNORANT CRITICISM OF LIFE Job 20:1-29 ZOPHAR SPEAKS THE great saying that quickens our faith and carries thought into a higher world conveyed no Divine meaning to the man from Naamah....
Job 20:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“The Triumphing of the Wicked” Job 20:1-29 Zophar is the man who least of all understood Job. The rebuke which Job had just administered, Job 19:28-29 , has vexed him, so that he speaks with i...
Job 20:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With evident haste, Zophar replied. His speech is introduced with an apology for his haste and a confession of his anger. He had heard the reproof, but he was not convinced; and the spirit of his und...
Job 20:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, (5) That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? (6) Though his excellency mount up to...
Job 20:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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...
Job 20:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through. Ver. 24. He shall flee from the iron weapon ] i.e. While he seeks to shun one mischief he shall fall into ano...
Job 20:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He shall flee from the iron weapon That is, from the sword or spear; and so shall think himself out of danger. The bow of steel Which is of great strength, and therefore sendeth forth the arrow...
Job 20:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE WICKED MAN'S BRIEF TRIUMPH (vv.1-5) Zophar does not even consider the possibility that Job is not wicked, but again strongly condemns the wicked, making it evident that he is really speaking...
Job 20:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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 b...
Job 20:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the iron weapon, i.e. from the sword or spear; and so shall think himself out of danger. The bow; an arrow shot out of a bow. A distant, place and unknown hand shall unexpectedly fall upon h...
Job 20:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ZOPHAR’S SECOND SPEECH Produces nothing new; much more outspoken than before. Enlarges on the miseries overtaking the wicked, insinuating that Job was such. His argument,—like in condition, like...
Job 20:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 20:2 . I make haste to answer, for thou reproachest both God and us. Zophar had felt the point of Job's sword, in the preseding discourse; but the present chapter may well be considered as a m...
Job 20:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 20:1-18 Zophar's second speech is even more harsh than his first ( Job 11:1-18 .). He adds coarseness and rudeness to his former vehement hostility ( Job 20:7 , Job 20:15 )....
Job 20:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zophar Pictures the End of the Ungodly
Job 20:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:30 ; 2 Samuel 22:35 ; Amos 5:19 ; Amos 9:1-3 ; Isaiah 24:18 ; Jeremiah 48:43 ; Jeremiah 48:44 ; Proverbs 7:23
Job 20:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Flee — From the sword or spear; and so shall think him self out of danger.

Job 20:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 20:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 20:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 20:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 20:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 20:24 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 20:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 20:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 20:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 20:24 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 20:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 20:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 20:24 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 20:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 20:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 20:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 20:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 20:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 20:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 20:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 20:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 20:24 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes