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Job 11:20

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

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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.

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.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.Neiand [the] eyes ofH5869 →
רְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563 →
תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahthey will failH3615 →
וּ֭מָנוֹסU.ma.nosand a place of escapeH4498 →
אָבַ֣ד'a.Vadit will be lostH6 →
מִנְהֶ֑םmin.Hemfrom themH4480 →
וְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םve.tik.va.Tamand hope theirH8615 →
מַֽפַּח־ma.pach-[will be] a gasp ofH4646 →
נָֽפֶשׁ׃ פNa.feshlifeH5315 →

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Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.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.Jeremiah 25:35Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.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 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.Proverbs 11:7When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.Exodus 14:25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”Proverbs 10:24What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.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.Amos 9:1–3I 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.Job 18:14He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.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.Job 8:13–14Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.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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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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