Job 20:24New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “He may flee from the iron weapon, [But] the bronze bow will pierce him.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of brass shall strike him through.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— He shall flee from the armour of iron,—There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— He shall flee from the yron weapons, and the bow of steele shal strike him through.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— For although he had escaped because of the breastplate of iron, the bow of brass shall pierce him through.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through. |
He shall flee
1272 {1272} Primeבָּרַחbarach{baw-rakh'}
A primitive root; to bolt, that is, figuratively to flee suddenly.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
from the iron
1270 {1270} Primeבַּרְזֶלbarzel{bar-zel'}
Perhaps from the root of H1269; iron (as cutting); by extension an iron implement.
weapon,
5402 {5402} Primeנֶשֶׁקnesheq{neh'-shek}
From H5401; military equipment, that is, (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenal.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
[ and] the bow
7198 {7198} Primeקֶשֶׁתqesheth{keh'-sheth}
From H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence figuratively strength) or the iris.
of steel
5154 {5154} Primeנְחוּשָׁהn@chuwshah{nekh-oo-shaw'}
Feminine of H5153; copper.
shall strike him through.
2498 {2498} Primeחָלַףchalaph{khaw-laf'}
A primitive root; properly to slide by, that is, (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885 |
Job 20:24
_ _ steel — rather, “brass.” While the wicked flees from one danger, he falls into a greater one from an opposite quarter [Umbreit]. |
Job 20:24
Flee — From the sword or spear; and so shall think him self out of danger. |
- 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. ... He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, [even] upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
Amos 5:19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 9:1-3 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. ... And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
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- the bow:
2 Samuel 22:35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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- 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.
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