Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire?
New American Standard Bible
When God requires
King James Version
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Holman Bible
when God takes away his life?
International Standard Version
For where is the hope of the godless when he is eliminated; when God takes away his life?
A Conservative Version
For what is the hope of the profane, though he gets him gain, when God takes away his soul?
American Standard Version
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?
Amplified
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Bible in Basic English
For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
Darby Translation
For what is the hope of the ungodly, when God cutteth him off, when +God taketh away his soul?
Julia Smith Translation
For what the hope of the profane one if he shall plunder? for God shall draw out his soul.
King James 2000
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?
Lexham Expanded Bible
for what [is the] hope of [the] godless when he cuts [them] off, when God takes away his life?
Modern King James verseion
For what is the hope of the ungodly when He cuts off, when God takes away his soul?
NET Bible
For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
New Heart English Bible
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
The Emphasized Bible
For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
Webster
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
World English Bible
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Youngs Literal Translation
For what is the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
Themes
Calling » Who only calls upon God when they are in trouble
Hearing » Who the lord will not hear
Hope » Messianic » Of the wicked
Hope » The hope of the hypocrite
Hope » Of the wicked » Shall be extinguished in death
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
7 "Therefore mine enemy shall be found as the ungodly; and he that taketh part against me, as the unrighteous. 8 What hope hath the hypocrite, though he have great good, and though God give him riches after his heart's desire? 9 Doth God hear him the sooner, when he crieth unto him in his necessity?
Names
Cross References
Job 11:20
As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."
Job 8:13
Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught.
Matthew 16:26
What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?
Job 13:16
he shall make me whole: And why? There may no hypocrite come before him.
Job 15:34
For the congregation of hypocrites is unfruitful, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedy to receive gifts.
Job 20:5
the praise of the ungodly hath been short, and that the joy of the hypocrites continued but the twinkling of an eye?
Job 31:3
As for the ungodly and he that joineth himself to the company of wicked doers: shall not destruction and misery come upon him?
Isaiah 33:14-15
The sinners at Zion are afraid, and a sudden fearfulness is come upon the hypocrites. "What is he among us," say they, "that will dwell by that consuming fire? Which of us may abide that everlasting heat?"
Matthew 23:13
Woe be unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in, neither suffer ye them that come to enter in.
Mark 8:36-37
What shall it profit a man, if he should win all the world and lose his own soul?
Luke 9:25
For what shall it advantage a man, to win the whole world, if he lose himself: or run in damage of himself?
Luke 12:20-21
But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'
1 Timothy 6:9-10
They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.
James 5:1-3
Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.