Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?
Darby Translation
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 mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
9Will God hear his cry when distress cometh upon him?
Cross References
Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the profane man's hope shall perish,
Job 13:16This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
Job 20:5The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath surprised the hypocrites: Who among us shall dwell with the consuming fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting flames?
Matthew 23:13But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of the heavens before men; for *ye* do not enter, nor do ye suffer those that are entering to go in.
Luke 9:25For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of 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 →