Job 11:20 - New Revised Standard Version But the eyes of the wicked will fail; all way of escape will be lost to them, and their hope is to breathe their last.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the eyes of the wicked shall look [for relief] in vain, and they shall not escape [the justice of God]; and their hope shall be to give up the ghost. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The eyes of the wicked will grow faint; flight has vanished from them; their hope is a dying gasp. Catholic Public Domain Version But the eyes of the impious will fade away, and the path to escape will perish before them, for the abomination of the soul is their hope. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul. |
Those who denounce friends for reward— the eyes of their children will fail.
They are torn from the tent in which they trusted, and are brought to the king of terrors.
It hurls at them without pity; they flee from its power in headlong flight.
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off, when God takes away their lives?
who long for death, but it does not come, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;
“If I have withheld anything that the poor desired, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves.
that it would please God to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
Look on my right hand and see— there is no one who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for me.
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.
What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
If you curse father or mother, your lamp will go out in utter darkness.
Flight shall fail the shepherds, and there shall be no escape for the lords of the flock.
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; we were watching eagerly for a nation that could not save.
I in turn will do this to you: I will bring terror on you; consumption and fever that waste the eyes and cause life to pine away. You shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain their strength, nor shall the mighty save their lives;
Among those nations you shall find no ease, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a languishing spirit.
how can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? It was declared at first through the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him,