Job 11:20

But safety shall fail them; 1 For their hope is destruction, 1 And the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

19For thou shalt be at ease, and there shall be no one to fight against thee; 1 And many shall charge, and make supplication to thee. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:16then will I do thus to you: I will even bring upon you perplexity and the itch, and the fever that causes your eyes to waste away, and disease that consumes your life; and ye shall sow your seeds in vain, and your enemies shall eat them.

Job 3:21Who desire death, and obtain it not, 1 Digging for it as for treasures; 1

Job 8:13Thus then shall be the end of all that forget the Lord: 1 For the hope of the ungodly shall perish. 1

Job 18:14And let health be utterly banished from his tabernacle, 1 And let distress seize upon him with a charge from the king. 1

Job 27:22And God shall cast trouble upon him, and not spare: 1 He would fain flee out of his hand. 1

Job 34:22Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves. 1

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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