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Job 20:5 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Job 20:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 20 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? short: Heb. from near”
Job 20:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 20:5
'That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?' Zophar returns with retribution theology: the wicked's 'triumphing' (רִנַּת, rinnat—shouting, exultation) is 'short' (מִקָּרוֹב, miqqarov—from near, brief), and 'hypocrite's' (חָנֵף, chanef—godless) 'joy' (שִׂמְחַת, simchat) lasts only a 'moment' (רָגַע, rega). This echoes Psalm 37:35-36, 73:18-20—the wicked's prosperity is temporary. The theology is sound: ultimate judgment awaits. The application to Job is wicked: suggesting Job's prior prosperity proves he was always godless, now experiencing deserv...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 20:5
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“spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.”
“but suddenly I cursed his habitation.”
“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”
“not cut down”
“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
“when he is cut off”
“the multitude of his children”
“and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.”