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Job 8:13
13So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
Job 8:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:
- New International Version (NIV)Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless shall perish.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,
Context of Job 8:13
11“Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes or reed grass grow without water? 12While it is still green (in flower) and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant [when without water]. So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish, 14For his confidence is fragile and breaks, And his trust is [like] a spider’s web. 15He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds tightly to it, but it does not endure.
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כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־שֹׁ֣כְחֵי אֵ֑ל וְתִקְוַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף תֹּאבֵֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 8:13
- Deuteronomy 6:12then beware that you do not forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:11“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments and His judgments (precepts) and His statutes which I am commanding you today;
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will turn to Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), Even all the nations who forget God.
- Psalms 10:4The wicked, in the haughtiness of his face, will not seek nor inquire for Him; All his thoughts are, “There is no God [so there is no accountability or punishment].”
- Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be no one to rescue [you].
- Isaiah 51:13That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you continually tremble with fear all day long because of the rage of the oppressor, As he takes aim to destroy? And where is the rage of the oppressor?
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And they will not escape [the justice of God]; And their hope is to breathe their last [and die].”
- Job 13:16This also will be my salvation, For a godless man may not come before Him.
- Job 15:34For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of bribery (wrong and injustice).
- Job 18:14He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety], And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless is only for a moment?
- Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world], When God takes his life?
- Job 36:13But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline]; They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous [those of honorable character and integrity] is joy, But the expectation of the wicked [those who oppose God and ignore His wisdom] comes to nothing.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more, But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].
- Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. [They cry] “Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with everlasting burning?”
Commentaries on Job 8:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13So are the paths - The papyrus and the rush flourish while they have a plentiful supply of ooze and water; but take these away, and their prosperity is speedily at an end; so it is with the wicked and profane; their prosperity is of short duration, however great it may appear to be in the beginning. Thou also, O thou enemy of God, hast flourished for a time; but the blast of God is come upon thee, and now thou art dried up from the very roots. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13So are the paths of all that forget God - This is clearly a part of the quotation from the sayings of the ancients. The word “paths” here means ways, acts, doings. They who forget God are like the paper-reed. They seem to flourish, but they have nothing that is firm and substantial. As the paper-reed soon dies, as the flag withers away before any other herb, so it will be with the wicked, though apparently prosperous. And the hypocrite‘s hope shall perish…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-19Verses 8-19 Bildad discourses well of hypocrites and evil-doers, and the fatal end of all their hopes and joys. He proves this truth of the destruction of the hopes and joys of hypocrites, by an appeal to former times. Bildad refers to the testimony of the ancients. Those teach best that utter words out of their heart, that speak from an experience of spiritual and divine things. A rush growing in fenny ground, looking very green, but withering in dry…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-13To forget God means behaving as if God does not exist or cannot see (see Psalms 10:4; 14:1; Zephaniah 1:12; see Job 22:13–17; Psalm 94:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. paths--so "ways" (Pr 1:19). all that forget God--the distinguishing trait of the godless (Psa 9:17; 50:22).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 8
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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