“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.”
Zophar concludes by asserting that the eyes of the wicked will fail and that their refuge will be lost and their hope, the giving up of the ghost, suggesting the ultimate destruction of the wicked. The failure of the eyes and the loss of refuge emphasize the complete undoing of the wicked. The conclusion of Zophar's speech returns to the threat that if Job does not repent, such will be his fate.
Church Fathers on Job 11:20
And when thou thinkest thyself consumed, thou shalt arise like the morning star. For it often comes to pass that so many temptations beset our path, that the very multitude of them almost inclines us to the downfall of desperation. Hence for the most part, when the mind is turned to weariness, it scarce takes account even of the hurts that its virtue sustains, and notwithstanding that it is wholly filled with pain, it is as if it were now dislocated from the sense of pain,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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