Matthew Poole and continuators on Job 20:25

25. It is drawn and cometh out of the body , yea, the glistering sword cometh out of his gall ; terrors are upon him .

Either 1. a Sword, which may be understood cut of this Hebrew Verb, which is for the most part used of that Weapon; as Num. 22. 23, 31. Iudg. 8. 20, &c. and out of the following Branch of the Verse. Or 2. the Arrow last mentioned, which had entred into his body, and now was drawn out of it either by himself, or by some other person; as is frequent in that case, if peradventure he might be cured.

Or, out of his body; i. e. the body of the wounded man; as appears both by the next Clause of the Verse, which is added to explain the former; where it is, out of his gall: and from the use of this Hebrew word, which signifies a mans body or carkass; as Iudg. 14. 8. 1 Sam. 31. 12. Isa. 5. 25. Nahum 3. 3.

The word properly signifies lightning, and thence a glistering weapon, the bright Sword or Spear; as Deut. 32. 41. Ezek. 21. 10, 15. Nah. 3. 3 Habak. 3. 11. Whereby it is implyed, that he was doubly wounded first, by the Arrow, and then to make more sure work, with the Sword or Spear thrust into him. But the word may as well signifie the bright and sharp point of an arrow, of which he spoke hitherto; and having in the general said, that it came out of his body, now he determines the part of the body, the gall; which sheweth that the Wound was both deep and deadly, as they are in that part. It is probable he mentions this in reference to the like expression of Iob, Ch. 16. 13.

Into which it had entred, and wherewith it was coloured.

To wit, the terrours of Death; because he perceived by the tincture of his Gall upon the Weapon, that his Wound was incurable. Or horrours of Conscience, because he cannot live, and dare not die.

Marginal references: Heb. the lightning cometh. Nah. 3. 3. H[illegible: 1+ letters]b. 3. 11.; Ch. 18. 11.