Job 27:8
For what hope hath the hypocrite when he hath heaped vp riches, if God take away his soule?
Geneva Bible 1599
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
7Mine enemie shall be as the wicked, and he that riseth against me, as the vnrighteous.
9Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
Cross References
Job 8:13So are the paths of al that forget God, and the hypocrites hope shall perish.
Job 13:16He shalbe my saluation also: for the hypocrite shall not come before him.
Job 20:5That the reioycing of the wicked is short, and that the ioy of hypocrites is but a moment?
Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraide: a feare is come vpon the hypocrites: who among vs shall dwel with the deuouring fire? who among vs shall dwell with the euerlasting burnings?
Matthew 23:13Wo therefore be vnto you, Scribes and Pharises, hypocrites, because ye shut vp the kingdome of heauen before men: for ye your selues go not in, neither suffer ye them that would enter, to come in.
Luke 9:25For what auantageth it a man, if he win the whole worlde, and destroy himselfe, or lose himselfe?
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 →