24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.
Job 20:24
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Job 41:27–29
27 He regards iron as straw and bronze as rotten wood. 28 No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. 29 A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.
Job 27:21–23
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. 22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power. 23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
Amos 2:13–15
13 Behold, I am about to crush you in your place as with a cart full of grain. 14 Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life. 15 The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet of foot will not escape,…
Isaiah 41:2–4
2 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness ? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. 3 He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching… 4 …
Job 39:21–23
21 He paws in the valley and rejoices in his strength; he charges into battle. 22 He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword. 23 A quiver rattles at his side, along with a flashing spear and lance.
Proverbs 7:22–24
22 He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, 23 until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life. 24 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my…
Sirach 27:19–21
19 As a bird which you have released out of your hand, so you have let your neighbor go, and you will not catch him again. (WEB) 20 Don’t pursue him, for he has gone far away, and has escaped like a gazelle out of the snare. (WEB) 21 For a wound may be bound up, and after abuse the… (WEB)
Job 15:25–27
25 For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty, 26 rushing headlong at Him with a thick, studded shield. 27 Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
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