Job 27:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 27:8

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6 My righteousness I ^ahold fast, and will not let it go;
^bMy heart shall not¹ reproach me as long as I live.

7 “May my enemy be like the wicked,
And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.

8 ^aFor what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?

9 ^aWill God hear his cry
When trouble comes upon him?

10 ^aWill he delight himself in the Almighty?
Will he always call on God?

11 “I will teach you¹ about the hand of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.

12 Surely all of you have seen it;
Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?

Verse Comparison: Job 27:8

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American Standard Version
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Amplified® Bible
For what is the hope of the godless {and} polluted, even though he has gained [in this world], when God cuts him off {and} takes away his life?

Contemporary English Version
Such people are hopeless, and God All-Powerful will cut them down,

Darby English Version
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?

Good News Bible
What hope is there for the godless in the hour when God demands their life?

King James Version
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

New American Standard Bible
"For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?

New International Version
For what hope has the godless when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?

New King James Version
For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off, When God requires his life?

Revised Standard Version
For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?

Young's Literal Translation
For what `is' the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

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