Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
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].”
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 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee. 20 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.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
Job 17:5
He that denounceth his friends for a prey, Even the eyes of his children shall fail.
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 appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Job 8:13-14
So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
Job 18:14
He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.
Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
Job 27:22
For God'shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand.
Job 34:22
There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Proverbs 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And 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 blackness of darkness.
Lamentations 4:17
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
Amos 2:14
And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
Amos 5:19-20
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 9:1-3
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar: and he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake; and break them in pieces on the head of all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall not one of them flee away, and there shall not one of them escape.
Luke 16:23-26
And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Hebrews 2:3
how shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;