Job 20:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.”
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“It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body; Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall: Terrors are upon him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“One hath drawn, And it cometh out from the body, And a glittering weapon from his gall proceedeth. On him <FI>are<Fi> terrors.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 20:25 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:41when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
- 2 Samuel 18:14But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.
- Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
- Job 15:21Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Job 16:13His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.
- Job 18:11Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
- Job 27:20Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.
- Psalms 7:12If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
- Psalms 73:19How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors!
- Psalms 88:15From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
- Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.
- 2 Corinthians 5:11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
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