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The Death of False Hope
Commentators explain that the hope of the wicked is not just diminished but completely extinguished, like a person's last breath. Albert Barnes contrasts this with the hope of the righteous, which endures through all trials and is fulfilled in eternity. Any hope not grounded in God's mercy is ultimately a dying hope that ends in despair.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 11:20
18th Century
Theologian
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail - That is, they will be wearied out by anxiously looking for relief from their miseries. “Noy…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 11:20
19th Century
Bishop
As the giving up of the ghost. —Omit the as of comparison; or do so, and adopt the marginal reading. Thus ends the first …
Charles Spurgeon
On Job 11:19–20
19th Century
Preacher
Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; yes, many shall seek your favor. But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, –
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John Gill
On Job 11:20
17th Century
Pastor
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail
Either through grief and envy at Job's prosperity, and with looking for his fa…
Matthew Henry
On Job 11:13–20
17th Century
Minister
Zophar exhorts Job to repentance and gives him encouragement, yet mixed with hard thoughts of him. He thought that worldly prosperity was always th…