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Job 20:5

the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?

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ASV

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֤יkithatH3588 →
רִנְנַ֣תri.Nat[the] cry of joy ofH7445 →
רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]H7563 →
מִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.Rov[is] from nearH7138 →
וְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.Chatand [the] gladness ofH8057 →
חָנֵ֣ףcha.Nef[the] godlessH2611 →
עֲדֵי־'a.dei-[is] untilH5704 →
רָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'a momentH7281 →

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Psalms 37:35–36I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,Psalms 94:3How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.Hebrews 11:25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.Daniel 5:5At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,Job 18:5–6Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.John 16:20Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.Job 8:13Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.Psalms 73:18–20Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?Acts 12:22–23And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”Job 5:3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.Job 8:12–13While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up quicker than grass.Matthew 13:20–21The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.1 Samuel 4:5When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.Esther 6:12Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.1 Samuel 30:16So he led David down, and there were the Amalekites spread out over all the land, eating, drinking, and celebrating the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.Judges 20:35The LORD defeated Benjamin in the presence of Israel, and on that day the Israelites slaughtered 25,100 Benjamites, all armed with swords.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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