Job 11:20

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.

The eyes

Lamentations 4:17

They shall not escape

Their hope

General references

Job 27:8

Proverbs 11:7

Bible References

The eyes

"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,

I {in turn} will do this to you: then I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed {in vain}, and your enemies shall eat it.

And among these nations you shall not find rest, and [there] shall not be a resting place for the sole of your foot, and Yahweh shall give you there an anxious heart and a weakening of eyes and a languishing of [your] inner self.

I am weary with my calling [out]; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted [in my] waiting for my God.

Still our eyes failed, [looking for] our help in vain; in our watchtower, we kept watch for a nation that could not save.

They shall not escape

Flight will perish from [the] swift and [the] strong person will not muster his strength and [the] warrior will not save his life.

[It will be] as [if] a man fled from a lion and a bear met him; or he went [into] the house and leaned his hand against the wall and a snake bit him.

I saw my Lord standing by the altar and he said, "Strike the capitals so that the thresholds will shake, and shatter them on the head of all of them, and I will kill the rest of them with the sword. A fugitive belonging to them will not run away, and a survivor belonging to them will not escape.

how will we escape [if we] neglect so great a salvation which had [its] beginning [when it] was spoken through the Lord [and] was confirmed to us by those who heard,

Their hope

So [are] the paths of all who forget God; and [the] hope of [the] godless will perish,

He is torn from his tent {in which he trusted}, and it brought him to the king of terrors.

for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?

The dread of the wicked will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

He who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished {in the midst of darkness}.

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes [as he] was in torment [and] saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus {at his side}.

General references

for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?

With the death of a wicked person, hope will die, and the expectation of the godless perishes.