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 …
Other Translations
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.
Cross References
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though …
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts …
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and …
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty …
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a …
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the …
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass …
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his …
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.