Job 11:20

Job 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope—loss of life!”

Context of Job 11:20

18And 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. 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.

Job 11:20 word by word

וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃ פRead the interlinear

• But the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shall failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• and they shall not escapeמָנוֹסmânôs · refugeH4498
• and they shall not escapeאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• and their hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• the giving upמַפָּחmappâch · exhalationH4646
• of the ghostנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

Cross-references for Job 11:20

• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• 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.
• Deuteronomy 28:65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: But Yhwh shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
• Psalms 69:3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
• Lamentations 4:17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
• Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
• Amos 5:19As 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.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
• Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
• 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 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
• Proverbs 10:24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
• Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
• Luke 16:23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Commentaries on Job 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The eyes of the wicked shall fail - They shall be continually looking out for help and deliverance; but their expectation shall be cut off. And they shall not escape - They shall receive the punishment due to their deserts; for God has his eye continually upon them. אבד ומנוס מנהם umanos abad minnehem, literally, "And escape perishes from them." Flight from impending destruction is impossible. And their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost - נפש…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail - That is, they shall be wearied out by anxiously looking for relief from their miseries. “Noyes.” Their expectation shall be vain, and they shall find no relief. Perhaps Zophar here means to apply this to Job, and to say to him that with his present views and character, his hope of relief would fail. His only hope of relief was in a change - in turning to God - since it was a settled maxim that the wicked would look…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 Zophar exhorts Job to repentance, and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always the lot of the righteous, and that Job was to be deemed a hypocrite unless his prosperity was restored. Then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; that is, thou mayst come boldly to the throne of grace, and not with the terror and amazement expressed in ch. 9:34. If we are looked upon in the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. A warning to Job, if he would not turn to God. The wicked--that is, obdurate sinners. eyes ... fail--that is, in vain look for relief (De 28:65). Zophar implies Job's only hope of relief is in a change of heart. they shall not escape--literally, "every refuge shall vanish from them." giving up of the ghost--Their hope shall leave them as the breath does the body (Pr 11:7).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 11:20

• Confidence
• Hope
• Punishment
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Job 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings