job 11:20 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 "But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last."

20. 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 (De 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 (Pr 11:7).

job 11:20 "But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last."

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