Job 11:20

In 11 translations

BSB

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

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 themthe giving…: or, a puff of breath

WEB

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.”

ASV

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.

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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.

DRC

But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.

GNV

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

JPS

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee, and their hope shall be the drooping of the soul.

LXXE

But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.

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WLC

וְעֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְהֶ֑ם וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם מַֽפַּח־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Σωτηρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπολείψει· ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀπώλεια, ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν τακήσονται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Deuteronomy 28:65Among 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 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
• Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
• Job 8:13–14Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish. His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.
• Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
• Leviticus 26:16then 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.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
• Luke 16:23–26In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my…
• Amos 2:14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
• Job 27:22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
• Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• Lamentations 4:17All 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.
• Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
• Amos 5:19–20It 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. Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light,…
• Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.

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