King James Version
Job 20:26 in the King James Version says “All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is lef...” — study this verse from Job chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Job 20:26 · KJV
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.
The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“All darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
“in his secret places”
H6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“not blown”
H5301to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)
“him it shall go ill”
H3415properly, to be broken up (with any violent action) i.e., (figuratively) to fear
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