Job 8:13 BSB — MannaFest

Job 8:13

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

BSB

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ASV

So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:

KJV

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Morals on the Book of Job, Book VIII (604)

So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrite's hope shall perish. But as we have before said, who he is to whom Bildad likens 'a rush' or 'a flag,' he makes plain at the moment, where he adds, So are the paths of all that forget God, and the hypocrite's hope shall perish. For what does the hypocrite hope for from all his deeds, saving the observance of honour, the reputation of applause, to be feared by his betters, to be called a Saint by all men?

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

So are the paths of all that forget God - This is clearly a part of the quotation from the sayings of the ancients. The word “paths” here means ways, acts, doings. They who forget God are like the paper-reed. They seem to flourish, but they have nothing that is firm and substantial. As the paper-reed soon dies, as the flag withers away before any other herb, so it will be with the wicked, though apparently prosperous.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כֵּ֗ן	Ken	[are] thus	H3651 →
אָ֭רְחוֹת	'A.re.chot	[the] paths of	H734 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
שֹׁ֣כְחֵי	Sho.khe.chei	[those who] forget	H7911 →
אֵ֑ל	'El	<of> God	H410 →
וְתִקְוַ֖ת	ve.tik.Vat	and [the] hope of	H8615 →
חָנֵ֣ף	cha.Nef	[the] godless	H2611 →
תֹּאבֵֽד׃	to.Ved	it will be lost	H6 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
leads to
- Psalms 50:22
  Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Revelation 21:8
  But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This…
- Romans 2:8–9
  But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9
  and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
- Jeremiah 13:25
  This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
Through
Job 13:16
Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.
leads to
- Isaiah 12:1–2
  In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
Through
Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:65
  Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
Through
Proverbs 10:28
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
leads to
- Psalms 73:24–26
  You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

About Job

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

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Job