Job 20:5

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 listened to the reprimand which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer. 4Do you know this from ancient times, From the establishment of mankind on earth, That the rejoicing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless momentary? 6Though his arrogance reaches the heavens, And his head touches the clouds, 7He perishes forever like his refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

Job 20:5 word by word

כִּ֤י רִנְנַ֣ת רְ֭שָׁעִים מִקָּר֑וֹב וְשִׂמְחַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף עֲדֵי־רָֽגַע׃Read the interlinear

• rejoicingרְנָנָהrenânâh · triumphingH7445
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• is shortמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• is shortקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• the joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• of the godlessחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
• momentaryעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• momentaryרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281

Cross-references for Job 20:5

• Job 5:3I have seen the fool taking root, And I cursed his home immediately.
• Job 15:29He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his property will not stretch out on the earth.
• Job 18:5“Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the spark from his fire does not shine.
• Job 27:13“This is the portion of a wicked person from God, And the inheritance which tyrants receive from the Almighty:
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and restrained him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.
• Esther 5:11Then Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his many sons, and every occasion on which the king had honored him and how he had promoted him above the officials and servants of the king.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the wooden gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
• Psalms 73:18You indeed put them on slippery ground; You dropped them into ruin.
• Acts 12:22The people repeatedly cried out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
• Job 8:19Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he makes an end of life, When God requires his life?
• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.
• Matthew 13:20The one sown with seed on the rocky places, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
• Galatians 6:4But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting, but to himself alone, and not 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

Topics related to Job 20:5

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Death
• Happiness
• Hypocrisy
• Joy
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Rain
• Short
• Affliction
• Godless
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite
• Moment
• Zophar

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