Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is to breathe their last.”
Tag: The Wicked's Last Breath
The above verse is the last verse of one of Job's friends' speech - Zophar. Zophar is the third friend of Job to condemn him. As you read the three speeches of his friends, you can see that Job is wearing on them, fast! Zophar is less politically correct than the first two. He jumps right into Job with both feet. He simple tells Job he knows nothing and if he knew even a glimpse of God's knowledge and wisdom he would repent immediately, quit claiming his innocence in this matter and make it right before God. He believes Job is wicked and he paints the picture of the beauty of repentance and the tragedy of the wicked's last breath. He, like the others, has some truth in his doctrine and is light-years off in his application to Job's situation. God has already declared Job innocent, so in Job's mind he is struggling with the logic of his friends that this suffering is due to his sin. Job isn't saying he is righteous - not yet - but that the suffering is not due to some unrepentive and unrighteous acts. Zophar is right about the wicked, however. The wicked, someday will see their "eyes" fail - this is a metaphor for their hope. Their "escape" will be lost. Their breath is all they can cling to ... once that is gone, their is no hope. The righteous are not so. We have hope in Christ and hope in an eternity with Christ. Our last breath is the gateway to heaven. When we gasp that last time our next breath is celestial. Not so the wicked. Their last breath cuts off all hope and their next breath is eternal damnation. Zophar did get something right - just not in Jobs case.
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