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Job 20:5
5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
Job 20:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- New International Version (NIV)that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
- English Standard Version (ESV)that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?
- New King James Version (NKJV)That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
Context of Job 20:5
3I have heard the reproof which insults me, But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer. 4Do you not know this from the old days, Since the time that man was placed on the earth, That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless is only for a moment? 6Though his pride reaches the heavens And his head touches the clouds, 7Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
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כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 20:5
- Job 5:3I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering], But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].
- Job 15:29He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.
- Job 18:5“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out, And the flame of his fire will not shine.
- Job 27:13“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them and drive them out.’
- Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with [two] bronze chains; and he was forced to be a grinder [of grain into flour at the mill] in the prison.
- Esther 5:11Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
- Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power] Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
- Acts 12:22The assembled people kept shouting, “It is the voice of a god and not of a man!”
- Job 8:19Behold, this is the joy of His way; And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world], When God takes his life?
- Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 13:20The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;
- Galatians 6:4But each one must carefully scrutinize his own work [examining his actions, attitudes, and behavior], and then he can have the personal satisfaction and inner joy of doing something commendable without comparing himself to another.
Commentaries on Job 20:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5That the triumphing - The word “triumphing” here (רננה renânâh ),” shouting, rejoicing” - such a shouting as people make after a victory, or such as occurred at the close of harvesting. Here it means that the occasion which the wicked had for rejoicing would be brief. It would be but for a moment, and he then would be overwhelmed with calamity or cut off by death. Short - Margin, as in Hebrew “from near.” That is, it would be soon over. And the joy of…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. the hypocrite--literally, "the ungodly" (Psa 37:35, 36).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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