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OET (OET-RV) They flee from weapons made of iron.
⇔ ≈A bow made of brass sends its arrows right through them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה
flee from,weapon iron pierce,him arrow bronze
Zophar is speaking as if different soldiers were using a weapon of iron and a bow of bronze to attack the wicked person he is describing. Zophar is using these weapons to represent dangers. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He may escape from one danger, but another danger will overtake him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
יִ֭בְרַח מִנֵּ֣שֶׁק בַּרְזֶ֑ל תַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה
flee from,weapon iron pierce,him arrow bronze
Since a bow of bronze is a more powerful and deadly weapon than a weapon of iron such as a sword or spear, Zophar implicitly means that if a wicked person escapes from one danger, a greater danger will overtake him. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “He may escape from one danger, but a greater danger will overtake him”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
קֶ֣שֶׁת נְחוּשָֽׁה
arrow bronze
Zophar is using the term bow by association to mean an arrow from a bow. If you decide to retain this image in your translation, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “an arrow that someone shoots using a bronze bow”
20:24 The wicked cannot escape trouble (cp. Isa 24:17-18; Jer 15:2-3; Amos 5:19; 9:1-2). When they try to escape one threat, they fall victim to another.
OET (OET-RV) They flee from weapons made of iron.
⇔ ≈A bow made of brass sends its arrows right through them.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.