Job 27:8
For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
9His outcry, will GOD hear, when there cometh upon him distress?
Cross References
Job 8:13So, shall be the latter end of all who forget GOD, and, the hope of the impious, shall perish:
Job 13:16Even he, will be on my side—unto salvation, For, not before his face, shall any impious person come.
Job 20:5That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
Isaiah 33:14Terror-stricken in Zion,—are sinners, Shuddering hath seized the impious,—Who among us can sojourn with a fire that devoureth? Who among us can sojourn with burnings age-abiding?
Luke 9:25For what doth a man profit, who hath gained the whole world, but hath lost, or been made to 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 →