Job 11:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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. ”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
כָּלָה
they will fail
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כָּלָה
To be completed, to be finished. Kalah. It is finished. The word Jesus cried from the cross. The work of redemption was completely done.
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רָשָׁע
wicked people
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רָשָׁע
Wicked, ungodly. Rasha. One who is morally wrong and opposed to God. God's mercy is available to anyone who repents.
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מִן
from/ them
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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מַפָּח
will be a gasp of
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מַפָּח
a breathing out (of life), i.e. expiring
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