Job 20:24

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Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him.

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  • Isa 24:18 : 18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; for the floodgates of the heavens are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him.
  • 2 Sam 22:35 : 35 He trains my hands for battle, so my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  • 1 Kgs 20:30 : 30 The rest of the Arameans fled to the city of Aphek, where a wall collapsed on 27,000 of them. Meanwhile, Ben-Hadad fled to the city and hid in an inner room.
  • Prov 7:23 : 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Jer 48:43-44 : 43 Terror, pit, and snare await you, O inhabitant of Moab, declares the LORD. 44 The one who flees from the terror will fall into the pit, and the one climbing out of the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.
  • Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'

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