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They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope <i>shall be as</i> the giving up of the ghost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they shall not escape, And their hope— loss of life!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked will come to an end, And escape will perish from them; And their hope is the expiring of their soul.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they will not escape [the justice of God]; And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But those who are evil will go blind and lose their way. Their only escape is death! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But the wicked will look around in despair and find that there is no way to escape. Their one hope is that death will come. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, "" And refuge has perished from them, "" And their hope [is] a breathing out of soul!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the eyes of the unjust shall be consumed, and flight shall perish from them, and their hope a breathing out of the soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />but the wicked, looking on, shall be consumed with envy. Escape shall be cut off from them, their only hope their last breath. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and their strength shall vanish away together with the hope of their souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the eyes of the wicked will be darkened and their strength will be destroyed from them, and the hope of their souls <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But safety shall fail them; for their hope is destruction, and the eyes of the ungodly shall waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/11-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1755" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Zophar Rebukes Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·nê (Conj-w:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">But the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: tiḵ·le·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">will fail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4498.htm" title="4498: ū·mā·nō·ws (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Flight, place of escape or refuge. From nuwc; a retreat; abstractly, a fleeing.">and escape</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ā·ḇaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">will elude them;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm" title="8615: wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A cord, expectancy. From qavah; literally, a cord (compare qaveh); figuratively, expectancy.">they will hope</a> <a href="/hebrew/4646.htm" title="4646: map·paḥ- (N-msc) -- A breathing out. From naphach; a breathing out, i.e. Expiring.">for their last breath.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nā·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-28.htm">Proverbs 10:28</a></span><br />The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Psalm 112:10</a></span><br />The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-22.htm">Isaiah 8:22</a></span><br />Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-12.htm">Matthew 8:12</a></span><br />But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Luke 13:28</a></span><br />There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are thrown out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-20.htm">Proverbs 24:20</a></span><br />For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10</a></span><br />Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a></span><br />They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-13.htm">Matthew 22:13</a></span><br />Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-21.htm">Isaiah 57:21</a></span><br />“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Psalm 37:20</a></span><br />But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Matthew 25:30</a></span><br />And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-8.htm">Isaiah 13:8</a></span><br />Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16</a></b></br> If I have withheld the poor from <i>their</i> desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></b></br> I 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="hdg">they shall not escape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14</a></b></br> Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19,20</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Amos 9:1-3</a></b></br> I 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… </p><p class="hdg">their hope</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/8-13.htm">Job 8:13,14</a></b></br> So <i>are</i> the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-14.htm">Job 18:14</a></b></br> His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-8.htm">Job 27:8</a></b></br> For what <i>is</i> the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?</p><p class="hdg">the giving up of the ghost.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-18.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/joshua/11-14.htm">Breathe</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/job/7-9.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Drooping</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-13.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Elude</a> <a href="/esther/4-13.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/esther/9-28.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/3-11.htm">Gasp</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/10-19.htm">Last</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-67.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/10-18.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/job/5-21.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/10-15.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/12-10.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/job/31-39.htm">Breathe</a> <a href="/psalms/27-12.htm">Breathing</a> <a href="/job/13-28.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-12.htm">Drooping</a> <a href="/job/24-12.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Elude</a> <a href="/job/15-30.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/13-1.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/20-24.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Gasp</a> <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/job/13-15.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Last</a> <a href="/job/24-8.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/job/36-20.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/job/12-24.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/15-6.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Job 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-1.htm">Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-5.htm">God's wisdom is unsearchable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/11-13.htm">The assured blessing of repentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical literature, "eyes" often represent insight or perception (e.g., <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm">Psalm 119:18</a>). The wicked, those who live in opposition to God's laws, are depicted as losing their ability to see or comprehend the truth. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that those who reject God are spiritually blind (<a href="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39-41</a>).<p><b>and escape will elude them</b><br>The concept of escape here implies a desire to avoid judgment or consequences. In the context of Job, Zophar is suggesting that the wicked cannot avoid divine justice. This echoes the biblical principle that no one can escape God's judgment (<a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27</a>). The imagery of eluding escape is reminiscent of the futility of trying to flee from God's presence, as seen in Jonah's attempt to escape God's call (<a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>).<p><b>they will hope for their last breath.</b><br>This phrase indicates a sense of desperation and hopelessness. The wicked, facing inevitable judgment, cling to the hope of mere survival. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, breath is often synonymous with life itself (<a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>). The wicked's hope for their last breath underscores their ultimate despair and the futility of their situation. This can be contrasted with the hope of the righteous, who trust in God's deliverance and eternal life (<a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Psalm 16:9-11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zophar_the_naamathite.htm">Zophar the Naamathite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. Zophar is the speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/11.htm">Job 11</a>, and he often emphasizes God's justice and the need for repentance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In this context, the wicked are those who live in opposition to God's ways, often characterized by their lack of faith and moral corruption.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_eyes.htm">The Eyes</a></b><br>Symbolically representing perception and understanding, the eyes of the wicked failing indicates a lack of insight or foresight.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hope.htm">Hope</a></b><br>Here, hope is depicted as futile for the wicked, culminating in their ultimate demise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>The passage highlights the inevitable downfall of those who live in opposition to God. It serves as a warning that a life apart from God leads to despair and hopelessness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_false_hope.htm">The Illusion of False Hope</a></b><br>The wicked may place their hope in worldly things, but such hope is ultimately empty and leads to destruction. True hope is found only in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_insight.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Insight</a></b><br>Spiritual blindness leads to a lack of understanding and poor decision-making. Seeking God's wisdom and guidance is crucial for a life aligned with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>Zophar's message, though harsh, underscores the need for repentance. Turning away from wickedness and towards God is essential for salvation and true hope.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_justice.htm">The Reality of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's justice is a central theme, reminding believers that while the wicked may seem to prosper temporarily, their end is certain without repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_wicked_prosper_despite_job_11_20.htm">Job 11:20 asserts the wicked lose hope, yet history and modern times show many unethical people prosper. How is this reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_20_6-7_align_with_history.htm">In Job 20:6-7, how can Zophar's claim that the wicked perish quickly align with historical records showing many oppressive rulers prospered for extended periods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_greedy_exploiters_thrive_unpunished.htm">If Job 20:19-20 suggests a direct correlation between greed and swift downfall, why do some wealthy exploiters seem to thrive indefinitely without facing apparent divine retribution?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">As the giving up of the ghost.</span>--Omit the <span class= "ital">as </span>of comparison; or do so, and take the margin. Thus ends the first part of this mighty argument, the first fytte of this grand poem.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - Had Zophar ended with ver. 19 Job might possibly have taken some comfort from his speech, holding out, as it did, a hope of restoration to God's favour and a return to happiness. But, as if to accentuate the unfavourable view which he takes of Job's conduct and character, he will not end with words of good omen, but appends a passage which has a ring of malice, menace, and condemnation. <span class="cmt_word">But the eyes of the wicked shall fail</span>; or, <span class="accented">waste away</span> grew weary, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> of looking for a help that does not come, and a deliverer who does not make his appearance. And they shall not escape; literally, <span class="accented">their refuge is perished from them.</span> And their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost; rather, <span class="accented">shall be the giving up of the ghost.</span> They shall have no other hope but death - a manifest allusion to Job's repeated declarations that he looks for death, longs for it, and has no expectation of any other deliverance (see <a href="/job/3-21.htm">Job 3:21, 22</a>; <a href="/job/6-7.htm">Job 6:7, 8</a>; <a href="/job/7-15.htm">Job 7:15</a>; <a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1, 18</a>. etc.). Such, says Zophar, is always the final condition of the wicked. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/11-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will fail,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה</span> <span class="translit">(tiḵ·le·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their escape route</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֭מָנוֹס</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·nō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4498.htm">Strong's 4498: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flight, place of escape or refuge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cut off,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will hope</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8615.htm">Strong's 8615: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, expectancy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for their last breath.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽפַּח־</span> <span class="translit">(map·paḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4646.htm">Strong's 4646: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breathing out, expiring</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/11-20.htm">OT Poetry: Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/11-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 11:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 11:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>