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 to you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and you will sow your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:65
Among these nations you shall find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
They shall not escape
Amos 2:14
Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won't strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Amos 5:19
As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said, "Strike the tops of the pillars, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will kill the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.
Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;
Their hope
Job 8:13
So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,
Job 18:14
He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts. He shall be brought to the king of terrors.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Proverbs 10:24
What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
Luke 16:23
In hell, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
General references
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Proverbs 11:7
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.