20 But (A)the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And they shall not escape,
And (B)their hope—[a]loss of life!”

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  1. Job 11:20 Lit. the breathing out of life

65 And (A)among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; (B)but there the Lord will give you a [a]trembling heart, failing eyes, and (C)anguish of soul.

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:65 anxious

16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (A)fail,

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He who speaks flattery to his friends,
Even the eyes of his children will (A)fail.

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(A)how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, (B)which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was (C)confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

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23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and (A)cool my tongue; for I (B)am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, (C)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

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The Destruction of Israel

I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said:

“Strike the [a]doorposts, that the thresholds may shake,
And (A)break them on the heads of them all.
I will slay the last of them with the sword.
(B)He who flees from them shall not get away,
And he who escapes from them shall not be delivered.

“Though(C) they dig into [b]hell,
From there My hand shall take them;
(D)Though they climb up to heaven,
From there I will bring them down;
And though they (E)hide themselves on top of Carmel,
From there I will search and take them;
Though they hide from My sight at the bottom of the sea,
From there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them;

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  1. Amos 9:1 Capitals of the pillars
  2. Amos 9:2 Or Sheol

19 It will be (A)as though a man fled from a lion,
And a bear met him!
Or as though he went into the house,
Leaned his hand on the wall,
And a serpent bit him!
20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light?
Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?

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14 (A)Therefore [a]flight shall perish from the swift,
The strong shall not strengthen his power,
(B)Nor shall the mighty [b]deliver himself;

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  1. Amos 2:14 Or the place of refuge
  2. Amos 2:14 Lit. save his soul or life

17 Still (A)our eyes failed us,
Watching vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation that could not save us.

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20 (A)Whoever curses his father or his mother,
(B)His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.

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24 (A)The fear of the wicked will come upon him,
And (B)the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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(A)I am weary with my crying;
My throat is dry;
(B)My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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22 (A)There is no darkness nor shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

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22 It hurls against him and does not (A)spare;
He flees desperately from its [a]power.

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  1. Job 27:22 Lit. hand

(A)For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?

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14 He is uprooted from (A)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.

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13 So are the paths of all who (A)forget God;
And the hope of the (B)hypocrite shall perish,
14 Whose confidence shall be cut off,
And whose trust is [a]a spider’s web.

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  1. Job 8:14 Lit. a spider’s house

16 I also will do this to you:

I will even appoint terror over you, (A)wasting disease and fever which shall (B)consume the eyes and (C)cause sorrow of heart.

And (D)you shall sow your seed [a]in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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  1. Leviticus 26:16 without profit

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