Job 11:20
Douay-Rheims
But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
A warning to Job, if he would not turn to God. The wicked--that is, obdurate sinners. eyes . . . fail--that is, in vain look for relief (Deu 28:65). Zophar implies Job's only hope of relief is in a change of heart. they shall not escape--literally, "every refuge shall vanish from them." giving up of the ghost--Their hope shall leave them as the breath does the body (Pro 11:7). Next: Job Chapter 12
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1871 · Job 11:20
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