Job 8:13
Those who do not pay attention to what God says are like those reeds; godless people stop confidently expecting that good things will happen to them.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:12be sure that you do not forget Yahweh who rescued you from being slaves in Egypt and gave all these things to you.
Deuteronomy 8:14be sure that you do not become proud [IDM] and forget Yahweh our God, who rescued your ancestors from being slaves in Egypt and brought them out from there.
Job 11:20But wicked people [SYN] will not be able to understand why bad things are happening to them; they will not have any way to escape from their troubles. The only thing that they will want to do is to die. [EUP]”
Job 15:34Wicked/godless people will not have any descendants, and fires will completely burn up the homes of those who built those homes using money they received from bribes.
Job 20:5wicked people like you do not continue to rejoice for a long time, ungodly people are happy only for a ◄moment/very short time► [HYP]?
Job 36:13“Godless/Wicked people continue being angry, and they do not cry out for help, even when God is punishing them.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:9-20
8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:… Read the whole commentary →