Charles Spurgeon Commentary Job 11:20

"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." — Job 11:20 (ASV)

And their hope—

The last thing that ever dies, "their hope"—

Shall be as the giving up of the ghost.

Like death itself, their hope will be. Then, if their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost, what hope is there for them? Let us not have our portion with them, otherwise we will be as hopeless as they are.

And they shall not escape,—

To what place could they escape from God, when he is everywhere?

During the days when the Roman Empire extended all over the world, people said that the whole earth was one great prison for Caesar's enemies; and the universe itself is a vast prison for those who are condemned by God.

Where shall they go to avoid arrest? Where shall they fly to get beyond God's reach?

They cannot escape anywhere.

There is neither hole nor corner, even in the depths of the mountains or in the flinty hearts of the rocks, where a sinner can hide himself from the hand of God: They shall not escape,—