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The Book of Job, Chapter 20, Verse 24

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[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.
King James Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through.
American Standard Version
He shall flee from the iron weapon, And the bow of brass shall strike him through.
New English Translation
If he flees from an iron weapon, then an arrow from a bronze bow pierces him.
World English Bible
He shall flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow 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.
26
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.
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The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
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The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
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But Job answered and said,
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Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
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Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
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As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were so], why should not my spirit be troubled?
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Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.