Job 27:8
For what is the hope of the wicked, when God cutteth off his web, And taketh away his life?
Noyes Bible
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
7May mine enemy be as the wicked, And he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous!
9Will he listen to his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
Cross References
Job 8:13Such is the fate of all who forget God; So perisheth the hope of the ungodly.
Job 13:16This also shall be my deliverance; For no unrighteous man will come before him.
Job 20:5The triumphing of the wicked hath been short, And the joy of the impious but for a moment?
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are struck with dread; Terror hath seized upon the unrighteous: “Who among us can dwell in devouring fire? Who among us can dwell in everlasting flames?”
Matthew 23:13But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.
Luke 9:25For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit 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 →