Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For what is the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
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?
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?
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?
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
Topics
Interlinear
Tiqvah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 27:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job Continues His Final Speech
7 As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse. 8 For what is the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul? 9 His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?
Names
Cross References
Job 11:20
And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!
Job 8:13
So are the paths of all forgetting God, And the hope of the profane doth perish,
Matthew 16:26
for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
Job 13:16
Also -- He is to me for salvation, For the profane cometh not before Him.
Job 15:34
For the company of the profane is gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.
Job 20:5
That the singing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,
Job 31:3
Is not calamity to the perverse? And strangeness to workers of iniquity?
Isaiah 33:14-15
Afraid in Zion have been sinners, Seized hath trembling the profane: Who doth dwell for us -- consuming fire, Who doth dwell for us -- burnings of the age?
Matthew 23:13
'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the reign of the heavens before men, for ye do not go in, nor those going in do ye suffer to enter.
Mark 8:36-37
for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?
Luke 9:25
for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?
Luke 12:20-21
And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?
1 Timothy 6:9-10
and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
James 5:1-3
Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you;