Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
In Context
7Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
9Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
Cross References
Job 8:13So is the end of all who do not keep God in mind; and the hope of the evil-doer comes to nothing:
Job 13:16And that will be my salvation, for an evil-doer would not come before him,
Job 20:5That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are full of fear; the haters of God are shaking with wonder. Who among us may keep his place before the burning fire? who among us may see the eternal burnings?
Matthew 23:13But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Luke 9:25For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself?
Matthew Henry on Job 27:8-11
Condition of Hypocrites. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? Job having solemnly protested the satisfaction he had in his integrity, for the further clearing of himself, here expresses the dread he had of being found a hypocrite.… Read the whole commentary →