Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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 not escape
Their hope
General references
Bible References
The eyes
Job 31:16
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Leviticus 26:16
I also will do this unto you I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and fever, which shall cause the eyes to fail, and the soul to waste away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations shalt thou have no rest, neither shall the sole of thy foot have a resting-place, and Jehovah shall give thee there a trembling heart, languishing of the eyes, and pining of the soul.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes still failed for our vain help; in our watching, we have watched for a nation that did not save.
They shall not escape
Amos 2:14
And flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver his soul.
Amos 5:19
as if a man fled 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 9:1
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar; and he said, Smite the chapiter that the thresholds may shake; and break all of them in pieces, in the head; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not get away by flight, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Hebrews 2:3
how shall we escape if we have been negligent of so great salvation, which, having had its commencement in being spoken of by the Lord, has been confirmed to us by those who have heard;
Their hope
Job 8:13
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tent, and it shall lead him away to the king of terrors:
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of a wicked man, it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
Luke 16:23
And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
General references
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; and the hope of evil men perisheth.