Christian Standard Bible
Job 8:13
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; 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
11Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water? 12While still uncut shoots, they would dry up quicker than any other plant. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish. 14His source of confidence is fragile; what he trusts in is a spider’s web. 15He leans on his web, but it doesn’t stand firm. He grabs it, but it does not hold up.
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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 6:12be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:11“Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God by failing to keep his commands, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol — all the nations that forget God.
- Psalms 10:4In all his scheming, the wicked person arrogantly thinks, “There’s no accountability, since there’s no God.”
- Psalms 50:22“Understand this, you who forget God, or I will tear you apart, and there will be no one to rescue you.
- Isaiah 51:13But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth. You are in constant dread all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, who has set himself to destroy. But where is the fury of the oppressor?
- Job 11:20But the sight of the wicked will fail. Their way of escape will be cut off, and their only hope is their last breath.
- Job 13:16Yes, this will result in my deliverance, for no godless person can appear before him.
- Job 15:34For the company of the godless will have no children, and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.
- Job 18:14He is ripped from the security of his tent and marched away to the king of terrors.
- Job 20:5the joy of the wicked has been brief and the happiness of the godless has lasted only a moment?
- Job 27:8For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 36:13Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Isaiah 33:14The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling seizes the ungodly: “Who among us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with ever-burning flames?”
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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