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 refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

I for my part will do this to you: I will inflict horror on you, consumption and fever, which diminish eyesight and drain away the vitality of life. You will sow your seed in vain because your enemies will eat it.

Among those nations you will have no rest nor will there be a place of peaceful rest for the soles of your feet, for there the Lord will give you an anxious heart, failing eyesight, and a spirit of despair.

I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

(Ayin) Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

They shall not escape

Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.

I saw the sovereign One standing by the altar and he said, "Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape.

how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,

Their hope

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,

He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

And in hell, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.

General references

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.