Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, when he hath gained unjust wealth, when God casteth forth his soul?
Leeser Tanakh
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
7Like the wicked is [therefore] my enemy, and he that riseth up against me like a wrong-doer.
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 hope of the hypocrite will perish:
Job 13:16Even he will come to my assistance; for a hypocrite cannot come before him.
Job 20:5That the triumphal shouting of the wicked is ever of but a recent date, and the joy of the hypocrite endureth only for a moment.
Isaiah 33:14In Zion sinners are in dread; trembling hath seized on hypocrites. “Who among us shall abide with the devouring fire? who among us shall abide 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 →