Job 11:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will vanish from them; their only hope is the exhalation of life.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the eyes{H5869} of the wicked{H7563} shall fail,{H3615} And they shall have no way to flee;{H6} And their hope{H8615} shall be the giving up{H4646} of the ghost.{H5315}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the eyes{H5869} of the wicked{H7563} shall fail{H3615}{(H8799)}, and they shall not escape{H6}{(H8804)}{H4498}, and their hope{H8615} shall be as the giving up{H4646} of the ghost{H5315}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    As for the eyes of the vngodly, they shal be consumed, and not escape: their hope shalbe misery and sorow of mynde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the eyes of the wicked shall faile, and their refuge shall perish, and their hope shalbe sorow of minde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    As for the eyes of the vngodly they shall faile, and they shal not escape: and their hope shalbe sorowe of minde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, They shall have no way to flee; Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope `is' a breathing out of soul!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:65 : 65 Among those nations, you will find no peace, and no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
  • Job 17:5 : 5 He informs his friends for a portion, but the eyes of his children will fail.
  • Job 31:16 : 16 If I have withheld the desires of the poor or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
  • Job 34:22 : 22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where evildoers can hide themselves.
  • Ps 69:3 : 3 I am sinking in deep mire where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, and the current has overwhelmed me.
  • Prov 10:24 : 24 What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 Our eyes still fail as we look in vain for help; we have watched eagerly for a nation that could not save us.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
  • Amos 5:19-20 : 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him. 20 Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?
  • Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'
  • Luke 16:23-26 : 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.' 26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.
  • Heb 2:3 : 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
  • Job 18:14 : 14 He is uprooted from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.
  • Job 27:8 : 8 For what hope has the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
  • Job 27:22 : 22 It hurls itself against him without mercy; he flees desperately from its power.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 Such is the fate of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish. 14 Their confidence is easily cut off, and their trust is like a spider's web.
  • Lev 26:16 : 16 I, in turn, will do this to you: I will bring sudden terror upon you, wasting diseases and fever that destroy your eyes and drain your strength. You will plant your seed in vain, for your enemies will eat it.

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