20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp."


In Context

17 Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning.

18 You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; their hope will become a dying gasp."

Job 11:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the ghost.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall decay, and the way to escape shall fail them, and their hope the abomination of the soul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:20But 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and all refuge shall vanish from them, and their hope shall be the breathing out of life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:20But 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the expiration of the breath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail. They shall have no way to flee. Their hope shall be the giving up of the spirit.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:20And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.