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.

job 20:25 "It is drawn forth and comes out of his back, Even the glittering point from his gall. Terrors come upon him,

25. It is drawn--Rather, "He (God) draweth (the sword, Jos 5:13) and (no sooner has He done so, than) it cometh out of (that is, passes right through) the (sinner's) body" (De 32:41, 42; Eze 21:9, 10). The glittering sword is a happy image for lightning.
gall--that is, his life (Job 16:13). "Inflicts a deadly wound."
terrors--Zophar repeats Bildad's words (Job 17:11; Ps 88:16; 55:4).

job 20:25 "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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