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.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. Zophar the Naamathite delivers his first speech, rebuking Job sharply and suggesting God's wisdom is beyond human understanding. He argues that God is actually extracting less from Job than his guilt deserves and urges Job to repent, promising peace and …
Andere Übersetzungen
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope <FI>is<Fi> a breathing out of soul!
But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
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So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.
He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.