Job 11:20

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.

Cross-reference

Job 8:13 Parallel

Job 8:13 directly states the hope of the godless perishes, echoing the dying hope here.

Job 8:14 Parallel

Job 8:14 describes the wicked’s trust as a spider’s web, reinforcing the futility of their hope.

Job 18:14 Parallel

Job 18:14 shows the wicked torn from security and led to death—the fulfillment of failed escape.

Job 27:8 Parallel

Job 27:8 questions what hope the godless have when God takes their life—directly echoing the dying hope.

Proverbs 10:24 echoes this: what the wicked dread overtakes them, while the righteous get their desire—same contrast of outcomes.

Amos 2:14 Parallel

In Amos 2:14, the same principle that swift escape fails for the wicked is echoed—no one escapes.

Amos 9:1-3 expands on no escape—even digging to Sheol or climbing to heaven cannot hide from God.

Proverbs 10:28 directly parallels: the hopes of the wicked come to nothing, matching the dying gasp of hope here.

Proverbs 11:7 states when the wicked die, their hope perishes—a direct echo of the hope becoming a dying gasp.

Leviticus 26:16 describes eyes failing as a covenant curse on disobedience, mirroring the fate of the wicked here.

Deuteronomy 28:65 describes weary eyes and despair as a curse for disobedience, similar to the hopelessness of the wicked here.

Luke 16:23-26 depicts the rich man in Hades with no escape—illustrating the hopelessness of the wicked beyond death as stated here.

In Lamentations 4:17, this same failing of eyes and vain hope appears for a nation looking for help.

Amos 5:19 Parallel

Amos 5:19 illustrates futile escape with a man fleeing a lion only to meet a bear.

Hebrews 2:3 Parallel

Hebrews 2:3 asks how to escape if neglecting salvation—a different context but same warning of no escape.