Job 8:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 8:13

11 “Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh?
Can the reeds flourish without water?

12 ^aWhile it is yet green and not cut down,
It withers before any other plant.

13 So are the paths of all who ^aforget God;
And the hope of the ^bhypocrite shall perish,

14 Whose confidence shall be cut off,
And whose trust is¹ a spider’s web.

15 ^aHe leans on his house, but it does not stand.
He holds it fast, but it does not endure.

16 He grows green in the sun,
And his branches spread out in his garden.

17 His roots wrap around the rock heap,
And look for a place in the stones.

18 ^aIf he is destroyed from his place,
Then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’

19 “Behold, this is the joy of His way,
And ^aout of the earth others will grow.

20 Behold, ^aGod will not cast away the blameless,
Nor will He uphold the evildoers.

Verse Comparison: Job 8:13

American Standard Version
So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:

Amplified® Bible
So are the ways of all who forget God; and the hope of the godless shall perish.

Contemporary English Version
Such is the hopeless future of all who turn from God

Darby English Version
So are the paths of all that forget ùGod; and the profane man's hope shall perish,

Good News Bible
Godless people are like those reeds; their hope is gone, once God is forgotten.

King James Version
So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

New American Standard Bible
"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,

New International Version
Such is the destiny of all who forget God;
so perishes the hope of the godless.

New King James Version
So are the paths of all who forget God;
And the hope of the hypocrite shall perish,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So resemble the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,

Revised Standard Version
Such are the paths of all who forget God; the hope of the godless man shall perish.

Young's Literal Translation
So `are' the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,

New English Translation
Such is the destiny¹ of all who forget God; the hope of the godless² perishes,