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

3When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer. 4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth, that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, 7he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, ‘Where is he?’

Job 20:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• That the triumphingרְנָנָהrenânâh · triumphingH7445
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• shortקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• and the joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• of the hypocriteחָנֵףchânêph · profaneH2611
• for a momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281

Cross-references for Job 20:5

• Job 5:3I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.
• Job 15:29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.
• Job 18:5“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.
• Job 27:13This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Judges 16:21The Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him in bronze chains. He became a grinder in the prison.
• Esther 5:11Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, his many sons, and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king’s other officials and servants.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
• Psalms 37:35I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
• Psalms 73:18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
• Acts 12:22But the crowd began to shout, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
• Job 8:19Indeed, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth others spring up.
• Job 27:8For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
• Matthew 7:21“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.
• Matthew 13:20The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
• Galatians 6:4Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

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