Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.
9Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him?
Cross References
Job 8:13So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hope of the godless man shall perish;
Job 13:16This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot come before Him.
Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the ungodly: 'Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?'
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 →