Job 20:5

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Summary

Job 20:5

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

The triumphing

The joy

General references

Genesis 34:28

Job 27:8

Psalm 37:2

Bible References

The triumphing

“I have seen the foolish taking root [and outwardly prospering],
But I cursed his dwelling immediately [for his destruction was certain].

He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.

“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:

“The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied against them;
I will draw my sword, my hand shall dispossess them and drive them out.’

Then the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza and bound him with [two] bronze chains; and he was forced to be a grinder [of grain into flour at the mill] in the prison.

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

Surely You set the wicked-minded and immoral on slippery places;
You cast them down to destruction.

The assembled people kept shouting, “It is the voice of a god and not of a man!”

The joy

“Behold, this is the joy of His way;
And from out of the dust others will spring up and grow [to take his place].

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.

The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;

But each one must carefully scrutinize his own work [examining his actions, attitudes, and behavior], and then he can have the personal satisfaction and inner joy of doing something commendable without comparing himself to another.

But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

General references

They took the Canaanites’ flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field;

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?

For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.