Verse 20
Job 11:20
King James Version
20
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עֵינֵ֥י רְשָׁעִ֗ים תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה וּ֭/מָנוֹס אָבַ֣ד מִנְ/הֶ֑ם וְ֝/תִקְוָתָ֗/ם מַֽפַּח נָֽפֶשׁ
English Translation
And the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and refuge shall perish from them, and their hope shall be the turning of the soul.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
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2
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
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3
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
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4
For thou hast said, My doctrine
is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
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5
But oh that God (Elohim) would speak, and open his lips against thee;
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6
And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that
they are
double to that which is! Know ther...
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7
Canst thou by searching find out God (Elohim)? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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8
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
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9
The measure thereof
is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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10
If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
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11
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider
it?
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12
For vain man would be wise, though man be born
like a wild ass’s colt.
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13
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
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14
If iniquity
be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
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15
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
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16
Because thou shalt forget
thy misery,
and remember
it as waters
that pass away:
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17
And
thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the mornin...
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18
And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig
about thee, and thou shalt take...
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19
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make
thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
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20
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope
shall be as the giv...