Job 20:26

"He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him."

Key Reflection

In Job 20:26, the vivid imagery suggests a profound punishment where the wicked experience excruciating physical suffering, with pain piercing deep into their bodies, symbolizing the severity of divine retribution and the terror it instills. This passage underscores the gravity of sin and the severe consequences faced by those who persist in wickedness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

All darkness shall be hid in his secret places -The word “darkness” here, as is common, means evidently calamity. The phrase “is hid,” means is treasured up for him. The phrase “in his secret places,” may mean “for his treasures,” or instead of the great treasures which he had laid up for himself. The Apostle Paul has a similar expression, in which, perhaps, he makes an allusion to this place.Romans 2:5, “but, after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath.” Treasures formerly were laid up in secret places, or places of darkness, that were regarded as inaccessible; see the notes atIsaiah 45:3. A fire not blown -A fire unkindled.

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