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 myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

"Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.

This is the portion of the wicked man allotted by God, the inheritance that evildoers receive from the Almighty.

The 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.'

The 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.

Haman 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.

So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king's rage then abated.

I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.

Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

But the crowd began to shout, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"

The joy

Indeed, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth others spring up.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

"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.

The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

General references

They took their flocks, herds, and donkeys, as well as everything in the city and in the surrounding fields.

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.