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Job 11:20 Cross-References

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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...

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