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Job 11:20 KJV
Job · chapter 11 · verse 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.Job 11:20 · King James Version
Job 11:20 in context
18And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- escapeʼâbadproperly, to wander awayH6 →
- escapemânôwça retreatH4498 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- failkâlâhto end, whether intransitive or transitivedH3615 →
- hopetiqvâhliterally a cordH8615 →
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Zophar, as the other two, here encourages Job to hope for better times if he would but come to a better temper. I. He gives him good counsel (Job 11:13, Job 11:14), as Eliphaz did (Job 5:8), and Bildad, Job 8:5. He would have him repent and return to God. Observe the steps of that return. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-20