Job 20:24

In 11 translations

BSB

Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.

KJV

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

WEB

He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.

ASV

He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

LSV

He flees from an iron weapon, || A bow of bronze passes through him.

YLT

He fleeth from an iron weapon, Pass through him doth a bow of brass.

DBY

If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

DRC

He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.

GNV

He shall flee from the yron weapons, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.

JPS

If he flee from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through.

LXXE

And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.

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WLC

יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

LXX-Br

καὶ οὐ μὴ σωθῇ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου· τρώσαι αὐτὸν τόξον χάλκειον.

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• Isaiah 24:18Whoever 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 5:19It 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.
• 2 Samuel 22:35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• Proverbs 7:23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
• Amos 9:1–3I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those…
• Jeremiah 48:43–44Terror 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…
• 1 Kings 20:30The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

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