Job 11:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.””
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“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 11:20 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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 3:21who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Job 3:22who rejoice and greatly exult when they can find the grave?
- Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 17:5If a man denounces his friends for a price, the eyes of his children will fail.
- Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 27:22It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.
- Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
- Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- 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.
- Amos 2:14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
- Amos 5:19It 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 9:1I 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 flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
- Luke 16:23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
- Hebrews 2:3how 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,
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