Job 20:25

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

Key Reflection

In Job 20:25, the metaphor of fleeing from an iron weapon and being struck by a bronze arrow symbolizes the inevitability of judgment. This imagery suggests that no matter how one tries to evade divine retribution, it ultimately finds its target, reflecting the severity and unescapable nature of God's justice.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

It is drawn -Or rather, “he draws” - that is, he draws out the arrow that has been shot at him; or it may mean, as Prof. Lee supposes, that he draws, that is, “someone” draws the arrow from its quiver, or the sword from its sheath, in order to smite him. The object is to describe his death, and to show that he should be certainly overtaken with calamity. Zophar, therefore, goes through the process by which he would be shot down, or shows that he could not escape. And cometh out of the body -That is, the arrow, or the glittering blade. It has penetrated the body, and passed through it. He shall be pierced through and through. The glittering sword -Hebrewברקbârâq- “the glittering;” scil.

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