Key Verse Spotlight
Job 20:26 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Job 20:26
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He shall flee from the iron weapon, {and} the bow of steel shall strike him through.
It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors {are} upon him.
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.
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
The increase of his house shall depart, {and his goods} shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
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