Job 11:20
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.
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 even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Job 3:21Which 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 hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Job 18:14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Job 27:22For 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 →