Job 11:20 “But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they…”

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.

Darby Translation

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and [all] refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope [shall be] the breathing out of life.

Young's Literal Translation

And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“the eyes”

Deuteronomy 28:65 Job 31:16 Leviticus 26:16 Psalm 69:3 Lamentations 4:17

Deuteronomy 28:65 · BSB

Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.

Job 31:16 · BSB

If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

Leviticus 26:16 · BSB

then 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.

Psalm 69:3 · BSB

I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Lamentations 4:17 · BSB

All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

“they shall not escape”

Amos 2:14 Amos 9:1–3 Hebrews 2:3 Amos 5:19 Amos 5:20

Amos 2:14 · BSB

Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

Amos 9:1–3 · BSB

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who…

Hebrews 2:3 · BSB

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

Amos 5:19 · BSB

It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

Amos 5:20 · BSB

Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?

“their hope”

Job 18:14 Job 27:8 Proverbs 10:24 Proverbs 20:20 Luke 16:23–26 Job 8:13

Job 18:14 · BSB

He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.

Job 27:8 · BSB

For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Proverbs 10:24 · BSB

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 20:20 · BSB

Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.

Luke 16:23–26 · BSB

In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.

Job 8:13 · BSB

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

Also

Job 17:5 Job 27:22 Job 34:22

Job 17:5 · BSB

If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.

Job 27:22 · BSB

It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

Job 34:22 · BSB

There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.

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