Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:16then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
Job 3:21who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
Job 27:22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
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 →