Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
19Yea, thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; and many shall seek thy favour.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Job 3:21Who long for death, and it [cometh] not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
Job 18:14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors:
Job 27:22And [God] shall cast upon him and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:14-20
13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 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,… Read the whole commentary →