Parallel Verses
Amplified
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they will not escape [the justice of God];
And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
New American Standard Bible
And
And their
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
International Standard Version
But what the wicked look for will fail; their way of escape will be taken away from them; their only hope is to take their final breath."
A Conservative Version
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no way to flee. And their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.
American Standard Version
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, And they shall have no way to flee; And their hope shall be the giving up of the ghost.
Bible in Basic English
But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.
Darby Translation
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and all refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope shall be the breathing out of life.
Julia Smith Translation
And the eyes of the unjust shall be consumed, and flight shall perish from them, and their hope a breathing out of the soul.
King James 2000
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as one dying.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [the] eyes of [the] wicked will fail; and refuge will be lost to them, and their hope [is] {to breathe their last breath}."
Modern King James verseion
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall have no escape, and their hope shall be like the giving up of the spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."
NET Bible
But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."
New Heart English Bible
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."
The Emphasized Bible
But, the eyes of the lawless, shall fail, - and, place of refuge, shall have vanished from them, and, their hope, be a breathing out of life.
Webster
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath.
World English Bible
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."
Youngs Literal Translation
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 11:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Confess Your Sin And Be Forgiven
19
“You would lie down with no one to frighten you,
And many would entreat and seek your favor.
“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they will not escape [the justice of God];
And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:65
Among those nations you will find no peace (rest), and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
Job 17:5
“He who denounces and informs against his friends for a share of the spoil,
The eyes of his children will also languish and fail.
Job 31:16
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Leviticus 26:16
I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you sudden terror, consumption, and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to languish also. And you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat what you plant.
Job 8:13-14
“So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the godless will perish,
Job 18:14
“He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety],
And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Job 27:22
“For it will hurl [thunderbolts of God’s wrath] at him unsparingly and without compassion;
He flees in haste from its power.
Job 34:22
“There is no darkness nor deep shadow
Where the evildoers may hide themselves.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.
Proverbs 10:24
What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous [for the blessings of God] will be granted.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.
Lamentations 4:17
[And as for us,] yet our eyes failed,
Looking in vain for help.
Watching [from the towers] we watched
For a nation that could not save.
Amos 2:14
“Flight will be lost to the swift [so they will be unable to escape],
And the strong shall not strengthen nor maintain his power,
Nor shall the mighty man save his own life.
Amos 5:19-20
It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.
Amos 9:1-3
I saw [in a vision] the Lord standing at the altar, and He said,
And break them on the heads of all of the people!
Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword;
They will not have a fugitive who will get away,
Or a survivor who will escape.
Luke 16:23-26
Hebrews 2:3
how will we escape [the penalty] if we ignore such a great salvation [the gospel, the new covenant]? For it was spoken at first by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us and proved authentic by those who personally heard [Him speak],