Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 11:20 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Job 11:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 11 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath”
Job 11:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 11:20
Zophar concludes with warning: 'the eyes of the wicked shall fail' (תִּכְלֶינָה, tikhlenah—be consumed, perish), 'they shall not escape' (אָבַד מָנוֹס, avad manos—refuge perishes), and 'their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost' (מַפַּח־נָפֶשׁ, mapach-nefesh—breathing out of soul, death). This orthodox warning echoes Psalm 112:10 and Proverbs 10:28. The 'giving up of the ghost' is a stark image—their hope expires like a dying breath. The theology is sound: the wicked ultimately perish. The implication against Job is false: Zophar suggests Job faces this fate unless he repents of unspec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 11:20
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“and there shall be no rest for the sole of your foot: but Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart”
“Even the eyes of his children shall fail.”
“Hell}”
“and a bear met him; Or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall”
“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift”
“will overtake them”
“and does not spare”
“was confirmed to us by those who heard;”
“looking for my God.”