Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and the means of escape will vanish from them, and their [sole] hope shall be the breathing out of their soul.

Leeser Tanakh

In The 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.

In Context

19Also thou wilt stretch thyself out [to rest], with none to make thee afraid; and many will entreat thy favor.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:16Then will I also do this unto you, and I will inflict on you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart; and ye shall sow in vain your seed, for your enemies shall eat it.

Job 3:21Who wait for death, which [cometh] not; and who dig for it sooner than for hidden treasures;

Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the hypocrite will perish:

Job 18:14Then will be plucked up out of his tent his confidence, and [the evil] will urge him forward to the king of terrors.

Job 27:22And [God] will cast [evil] upon him, and bare no pity: out of his hand [his wealth] will surely escape.

Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the evil-doers can 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 →

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