Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail,.... Either through grief and envy at Job's prosperity, and with looking for his fall into troubles again; or rather through expectation of good things for…

But the eyes of the wicked shall fail - That is, they shall be wearied out by anxiously looking for relief from their miseries. “Noyes.” Their expectation shall be vain, and they shall find no relief.…

Zophar, as the other two, here encourages Job to hope for better times if he would but come to a better temper.

I. He gives him good counsel (Job 11:13, Job 11:14), as Eliphaz did (Job 5:8), and…

Zophar concludes by setting in opposition to this picture another, the fate of the wicked.

their hope shall be as the giving Rather, shall be the giving up of the ghost; death is what they have to…