Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

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

But the sight of the wicked will fail.
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.

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!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But the eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

and they shall not escape
H6
אבד 
'abad 
Usage: 184

and their hope
תּקוה 
Tiqvah 
Usage: 34

shall be as the giving up
מפּח 
Mappach 
giving up
Usage: 1

References

Easton

Morish

Context Readings

Confess Your Sin And Be Forgiven

19 You will lie down, and none will make you afraid; many will court your favor. 20 “But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:65

And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the LORD will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul.

Job 17:5

He who informs against his friends to get a share of their property-- the eyes of his children will fail.

Job 31:16

"If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Leviticus 26:16

then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Job 8:13-14

Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.

Job 18:14

He is torn from the tent in which he trusted and is brought to the king of terrors.

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?

Job 27:22

It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight.

Job 34:22

There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.

Psalm 69:3

I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.

Proverbs 10:24

What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 20:20

If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

Lamentations 4:17

Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; in our watching we watched for a nation which could not save.

Amos 2:14

Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;

Amos 5:19-20

as if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall, and a serpent bit him.

Amos 9:1-3

I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: "Strike the capitals until the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people; and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword; not one of them shall flee away; not one of them shall escape.

Luke 16:23-26

and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.

Hebrews 2:3

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,

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