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Job 20:25

Job 20:25
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

It is drawn, and cometh out of the body,.... That is, the arrow with which a wicked man is stricken through; either it is drawn, and comes out of the quiver, as Broughton; or rather is drawn out of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 20:23-29

Zophar, having described the many embarrassments and vexations which commonly attend the wicked practices of oppressors and cruel men, here comes to show their utter ruin at last.

I. Their ruin will…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

It is drawn Rather, he draweth it forth that is, the arrow (Job 20:20).

the glistering sword Rather, the glittering shaft (Isa 49:2), or, more generally, the glittering steel; what is meant is the…