New English Translation
Job 8:13
13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,
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
11Can the papyrus plant grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water? 12While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass! Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes, 14whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider’s web. 15He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
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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 Egypt, that place of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:11Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,
- Psalms 10:4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, “God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
- Psalms 50:22Carefully consider this, you who reject God! Otherwise I will rip you to shreds and no one will be able to rescue you.
- Isaiah 51:13Why do you forget the Lord, who made you, who stretched out the sky and founded the earth? Why do you constantly tremble all day long at the anger of the oppressor, when he makes plans to destroy? Where is the anger of the oppressor?
- Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
- Job 13:16Moreover, this will become my deliverance, for no godless person would come before him.
- Job 15:34For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.
- Job 18:14He is dragged from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.
- Job 20:5that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment.
- Job 27:8For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Job 36:13The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them.
- Proverbs 10:28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.
- Isaiah 33:14Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’
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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