Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall make the eyes to fail, and the soul to languish; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Job 3:21Who long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the godless man shall perish;
Job 18:14That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; and he shall be brought to the king of terrors.
Job 27:22Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
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 →