King James Version
Job 20:25 in the King James Version says “It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.” — study this verse from Job chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.”
Job 20:25 · KJV
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.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and cometh out”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“yea the glittering sword”
H1300lightning; by analogy, a gleam; concretely, a flashing sword
“of his gall”
H4846properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent)
“cometh out”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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