Job 11:20 · KJV
“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. {they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them} {the giving...: or, a puff of breath}”
— Job 11:20
Job 11 — Context
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig {about thee, and} thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make {thee} afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. {make suit...: Heb. intreat thy face}
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope {shall be as} the giving up of the ghost. {they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them} {the giving...: or, a puff of breath}
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from {their} desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Job 17:5
He that speaketh flattery to {his} friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Amos 5:19-20
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Job 8:13-14
So {are} the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Job 34:22
{There is} no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Amos 2:14
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: {himself: Heb. his soul, or, life}
Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.