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 have 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 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.
Deuteronomy 28:65
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:
Psalm 69:3
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Lamentations 4:17
As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
They shall not escape
Amos 2:14
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Amos 5:19
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.
Amos 9:1
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.
Hebrews 2:3
How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
Their hope
Job 8:13
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:
Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, 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 obscure darkness.
Luke 16:23
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
General references
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.