Job 27:20

“Terrors take hold on him as waters, etc.] The terrors of death, and of an awful judgment that is to come after it; finding himself dying, death is the king of terrors to him, dreading not only the awful stroke of death itself, but of what is to follow upon it; or rather these terrors are those that seize the wicked man after death; perceiving what a horrible condition he is in, the terrors of a guilty conscience lay hold on him, remembering his former sins with all the aggravating circumstances of them; the terrors of the law’s curses lighting upon him, and of the wrath and fury of the Almighty pouring out on him and surrounding him, and devils and damned spirits all about him. These will…”

“(Job 18:11; Job 22:11, Job 22:21). Like a sudden violent flood (Isa 8:7-8; Jer 47:2): conversely (Psa 32:6).”

“Terrors-take hold on him as waters - That is, as suddenly and violently as angry floods; compare the notes at Job 18:14. A tempest stealeth him away - He is suddenly cut off by the wrath of God. A tempest comes upon him as unexpectedly as a thief or robber comes at night. Death is often represented as coming upon man with the silence of a thief, or the sudden violence of a robber at midnight; see the note at Job 21:17; compare Matthew 24:42-44. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Terrors - From the sense of approaching death or judgment. Waters - As violently and irresistibly, as a river breaking its banks, or deluge of waters bears down all before it. A tempest - God's wrath cometh upon him like a tempest, and withal unexpectedly like a thief in the night. Job 27:21”

“Terrors: Job 15:21, Job 18:11, Job 22:16; Psa 18:4, Psa 42:7, Psa 69:14, Psa 69:15; Jon 2:3 a tempest: Job 20:23, Job 21:18; Exo 12:29; Kg2 19:35; Dan 5:30 Job 27:21”