KJV King James Version
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
WEB World English Bible
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.”
ASV American Standard Version
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!
Surrounding context — Job 11
17 And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.
18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee] afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.
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Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;Job 17:5He that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.Lamentations 4:17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation [that] could not save [us].Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.Job 27:8For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?Psalm 69:3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.Job 27:22For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:Amos 5:19-20As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.Amos 9:1-3I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.Job 34:22[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.Job 8:13-14So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:Job 18:14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.Luke 16:23-26And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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