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Job 20:23–25

23  To fill his belly to the full,

God1 will send his burning anger against him

and rain it upon him zinto his body.

24  aHe will flee from an iron weapon;

ba bronze arrow will strike chim through.

25  It dis drawn forth and comes out of his body;

ethe glittering point comes out of his fgallbladder;

gterrors come upon him.

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Job 20:23–25 — The New International Version (NIV)

23 When he has filled his belly,

God will vent his burning anger against him

and rain down his blows on him.

24 Though he flees from an iron weapon,

a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.

25 He pulls it out of his back,

the gleaming point out of his liver.

Terrors will come over him;

Job 20:23–25 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

23 When he is about to fill his belly,

God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him,

And shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

24 He shall flee from the iron weapon,

And the bow of steel shall strike him through.

25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body;

Yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall:

Terrors are upon him.

Job 20:23–25 — New Living Translation (NLT)

23 May God give them a bellyful of trouble.

May God rain down his anger upon them.

24 When they try to escape an iron weapon,

a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce them.

25 The arrow is pulled from their back,

and the arrowhead glistens with blood.

The terrors of death are upon them.

Job 20:23–25 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

23 When he is about to fill his stomach,

God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,

And will rain it on him while he is eating.

24 He will flee from the iron weapon;

A bronze bow will pierce him through.

25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;

Yes, the glittering point comes out of his gall.

Terrors come upon him;

Job 20:23–25 — New Century Version (NCV)

23 When the wicked fill their stomachs,

God will send his burning anger against them,

and blows of punishment will fall on them like rain.

24 The wicked may run away from an iron weapon,

but a bronze arrow will stab them.

25 They will pull the arrows out of their backs

and pull the points out of their livers.

Terrors will come over them;

Job 20:23–25 — American Standard Version (ASV)

23 When he is about to fill his belly,

God will cast the fierceness of his wrath upon him,

And will rain it upon him while he is eating.

24 He shall flee from the iron weapon,

And the bow of brass shall strike him through.

25 He draweth it forth, and it cometh out of his body;

Yea, the glittering point cometh out of his gall:

Terrors are upon him.

Job 20:23–25 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

23 It shall be that, to fill his belly, he will cast his fierce anger upon him, and will rain it upon him into his flesh. 24 If he have fled from the iron weapon, the bow of brass shall strike him through. 25 He draweth it forth; it cometh out of his body, and the glittering point out of his gall: terrors are upon him.

Job 20:23–25 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

23 Let that misery fill his belly. 

⸤God⸥ throws his burning anger at the godless person 

and makes his wrath come down on him like rain. 

24 If that person flees from an iron weapon, 

a bronze bow will pierce him. 

25 He pulls it out, and it comes out of his back. 

The glittering point comes out of his gallbladder. 

“Terrors come quickly to the godless person: 

Job 20:23–25 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

23 When he fills his stomach,

God will send His burning anger against him,

raining it down on him while he is eating.

24 If he flees from an iron weapon,

an arrow from a bronze bow will pierce him.

25 He pulls it out of his back,

the flashing tip out of his liver.

Terrors come over him.

Job 20:23–25 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

23 To fill their belly to the full

God will send his fierce anger into them,

and rain it upon them as their food.

24 They will flee from an iron weapon;

a bronze arrow will strike them through.

25 It is drawn forth and comes out of their body,

and the glittering point comes out of their gall;

terrors come upon them.

Job 20:23–25 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

23 When his stomach fills up, God will send his burning anger upon him,

and he will let it rain down upon him as his food.

24 “He will flee from an iron weapon,

but an arrow of bronze will pierce him.

25 He draws it forth, and it comes out from his body,

and the glittering point comes from his gall-bladder;

terrors come upon him.

Job 20:23–25 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

23 When they’ve filled their stomachs,

God will pour out his burning anger on them.

He’ll strike them down with blow after blow.

24 They might run away from iron weapons.

But arrows that have bronze tips will wound them.

25 They will pull the arrows out of their backs.

They will remove the shining tips from their livers.

They will be filled with terror.

Job 20:23–25 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

23 “When he fills his belly,

God will send His fierce anger on him

And will rain it on him while he is eating.

24 “He may flee from the iron weapon,

But the bronze bow will pierce him.

25 “It is drawn forth and comes out of his back,

Even the glittering point from his gall.

Terrors come upon him,


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