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a bronze arrow will strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He shall flee from the iron weapon, <i>and</i> the bow of steel shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will flee from the iron weapon; A bronze bow will pierce him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He may flee from the iron weapon, <i>But</i> the bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He may flee from the iron weapon, <i>But</i> the bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He may flee from the iron weapon, <i>But</i> the bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He may flee from the iron weapon, <i>But</i> the bow of bronze will pierce him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he flees from an iron weapon, an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If he flees from an iron weapon, an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While running from iron spears, they will be killed by arrows of bronze, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If that person flees from an iron weapon, a bronze bow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they try to escape from an iron sword, a bronze bow will shoot them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Though he dodges an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He flees from an iron weapon, "" A bow of bronze passes through him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He shall flee from the weapon of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He will flee from weapons of iron, and he will fall in an arc of brass,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should he escape an iron weapon, a bronze bow shall pierce him through; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They will flee from an iron weapon; a bronze arrow will strike them through.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For although he had escaped because of the breastplate of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For he fled from breastplates of iron, a bow of brass will shoot through him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />If he flee from the iron weapon, The bow of brass shall strike him through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/20-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/20.htm">Zophar: Destruction Awaits the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1272.htm" title="1272: yiḇ·raḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To go through, flee. A primitive root; to bolt, i.e. Figuratively, to flee suddenly.">Though he flees</a> <a href="/hebrew/1270.htm" title="1270: bar·zel (N-ms) -- Iron. Perhaps from the root of Birzowth; iron; by extension, an iron implement.">from an iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/5402.htm" title="5402: min·nê·šeq (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Equipment, weapons. Or nesheq; from nashaq; military equipment, i.e. arms, or an arsenal.">weapon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5154.htm" title="5154: nə·ḥū·šāh (N-fs) -- Copper, bronze. Or nchushah; feminine of nachuwsh; copper.">a bronze-tipped</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: qe·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris.">arrow</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: taḥ·lə·p̄ê·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">will pierce him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-13</a></span><br />If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. / He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Jeremiah 48:43-44</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD. / “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23-25</a></span><br />I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them. / They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust. / Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Lamentations 3:47</a></span><br />Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-8.htm">Proverbs 11:8</a></span><br />The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16-17</a></span><br />“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster. / A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Ezekiel 5:16-17</a></span><br />When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-31.htm">Hebrews 10:31</a></span><br />It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-35.htm">Luke 21:35-36</a></span><br />For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-6.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:6-9</a></span><br />After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, / and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.</p><p class="hdg">flee from</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">1 Kings 20:30</a></b></br> But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and <i>there</i> a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men <i>that were</i> left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Jeremiah 48:43,44</a></b></br> Fear, and the pit, and the snare, <i>shall be</i> upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">the bow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">2 Samuel 22:35</a></b></br> He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.</p><p class="hdg">strike him</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Proverbs 7:23</a></b></br> Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it <i>is</i> for his life.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/19-32.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/esther/3-5.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/job/6-12.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/job/11-20.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/job/14-2.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/job/20-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/19-24.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-17.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">Steel</a> <a href="/job/20-6.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-23.htm">Weapon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/34-6.htm">Arrow</a> <a href="/job/29-20.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Brass</a> <a href="/job/37-18.htm">Bronze</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Fled</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/job/27-22.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/28-2.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Steel</a> <a href="/job/36-32.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/20-25.htm">Weapon</a><div class="vheading2">Job 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/20-1.htm">Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Though he flees from an iron weapon</b><br>This phrase suggests the inevitability of divine justice. In the ancient Near East, iron was a symbol of strength and power. The use of "iron weapon" indicates a formidable threat, yet the subject attempts to escape it. This reflects the broader theme in Job of the futility of human efforts against divine will. Iron weapons were common in the time of Job, indicating advanced military technology and the seriousness of the threat. Biblically, iron is often associated with judgment and strength (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23</a>, <a href="/daniel/2-33.htm">Daniel 2:33-35</a>).<p><b>a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him</b><br>Bronze, like iron, was a significant material in ancient warfare, often used for crafting weapons. The "bronze-tipped arrow" signifies a precise and unavoidable judgment. Arrows in scripture often symbolize sudden and unexpected divine retribution (<a href="/psalms/64-7.htm">Psalm 64:7</a>, <a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Lamentations 3:12-13</a>). The piercing action implies that despite attempts to escape, the consequences of one's actions, particularly wickedness, are inescapable. This reflects the broader biblical principle that God's justice is thorough and unavoidable (<a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>). The imagery of piercing can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was pierced for humanity's transgressions (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>), highlighting the ultimate fulfillment of divine justice and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. Zophar is known for his harsh and direct speeches, often emphasizing God's justice and the fate of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/iron_weapon_and_bronze-tipped_arrow.htm">Iron Weapon and Bronze-tipped Arrow</a></b><br>Symbolic representations of inevitable judgment and retribution. In the context of Zophar's speech, they illustrate the inescapable nature of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is inevitable and inescapable. Just as the wicked cannot flee from the iron weapon or the bronze-tipped arrow, so too can no one escape God's righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_efforts_against_divine_will.htm">The Futility of Human Efforts Against Divine Will</a></b><br>Human attempts to evade God's will are ultimately futile. This serves as a reminder to align our lives with God's purposes rather than resisting them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>The imagery of weapons piercing the wicked underscores the importance of living a life that is pleasing to God, avoiding the path of wickedness that leads to destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is sovereign and just. Even when the wicked seem to prosper temporarily, God's justice will prevail in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_wives_treat_husbands_biblically.htm">What is Satan's role according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_boaz's_actions_typical_in_the_ot.htm">Ruth 2:19-20 - Are Boaz's generous actions consistent with other Old Testament depictions of social norms, or do they present an uncharacteristically benevolent culture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_stars_'fight'_scientifically.htm">Judges 5:20: How can we reconcile the statement that 'the stars fought' with scientific understanding of celestial bodies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unchecked_injustice.htm">In Job 24:1, why does God allow human injustice to continue unchecked, contradicting His supposed omnipotence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">He shall flee from the iron weapon, and.</span>--That is, if he escaped one mischance, another should overtake him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He shall flee from the iron weapon</span>. 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 <a href="/numbers/35-16.htm">Numbers 35:16</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/8-9.htm">Deuteronomy 8:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23</a>; <a href="/joshua/8-31.htm">Joshua 8:31</a>). 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. <span class="cmt_word">And the bow of steel shall strike him through</span>. 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 <span class="accented">nehushtah</span>, 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; <a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Psalm 18:34</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/20-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Though he flees</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭בְרַח</span> <span class="translit">(yiḇ·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1272.htm">Strong's 1272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bolt, to flee suddenly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from an iron</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּרְזֶ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(bar·zel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1270.htm">Strong's 1270: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron, an iron implement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">weapon,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק</span> <span class="translit">(min·nê·šeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5402.htm">Strong's 5402: </a> </span><span class="str2">Military equipment, arms, an arsenal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bronze-tipped</span><br /><span class="heb">נְחוּשָֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḥū·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5154.htm">Strong's 5154: </a> </span><span class="str2">Copper, bronze</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrow</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(qe·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7198.htm">Strong's 7198: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bow, for, shooting, the iris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will pierce him.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(taḥ·lə·p̄ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/20-24.htm">Job 20:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/20-24.htm">OT Poetry: Job 20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/20-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 20:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 20:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/20-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 20:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 20:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>