Job 20:5 Cross References

Job 20:5

5: the triumph of the wicked has been short-lived and the joy of the godless has been only temporary?

I myself have seen it happen--proud and evil people thriving like mighty trees.
But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!

While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut, they begin to wither.
Such is the fate of all who forget God. The hope of the godless comes to nothing.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai, and the king's anger was pacified.

The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, "It is the voice of a god, not of a man!"
Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people's worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.

For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off and takes away their life?

"The truth remains that the light of the wicked will be snuffed out. The sparks of their fire will not glow.
The light in their tent will grow dark. The lamp hanging above them will be quenched.

From my experience, I know that fools who turn from God may be successful for the moment, but then comes sudden disaster.

"This is what the wicked will receive from God; this is their inheritance from the Almighty.
If they have a multitude of children, their children will die in war or starve to death.
Those who survive will be brought down to the grave by a plague, with no one to mourn them, not even their wives.
"Evil people may have all the money in the world, and they may store away mounds of clothing.
But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide all that money.

Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
In an instant they are destroyed, swept away by terrors.
Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake. When you arise, O Lord, you will make them vanish from this life.

Be sure to do what you should, for then you will enjoy the personal satisfaction of having done your work well, and you won't need to compare yourself to anyone else.

"The enemy said, `I will chase them, catch up with them, and destroy them. I will divide the plunder, avenging myself against them. I will unsheath my sword; my power will destroy them.'
But with a blast of your breath, the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

So the Philistines captured him and gouged out his eyes. They took him to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze chains and made to grind grain in the prison.
But before long his hair began to grow back.
The Philistine leaders held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!"
When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed so many of us is now in our power!"
Half drunk by now, the people demanded, "Bring out Samson so he can perform for us!" So he was brought from the prison and made to stand at the center of the temple, between the two pillars supporting the roof.

and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other officials and leaders.
Then Haman added, "And that's not all! Queen Esther invited only me and the king himself to the banquet she prepared for us. And she has invited me to dine with her and the king again tomorrow!"

Otherwise you will be boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.

"Not all people who sound religious are really godly. They may refer to me as 'Lord,' but they still won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue is whether they obey my Father in heaven.

They will not continue to be rich. Their wealth will not endure, and their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
"They will not escape the darkness. The flame will burn them up, and the breath of God will destroy everything they have.
Let them no longer trust in empty riches. They are only fooling themselves, for emptiness will be their only reward.
They will be cut down in the prime of life, and all they counted on will disappear.
They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested before they are ripe, like an olive tree that sheds its blossoms so the fruit cannot form.

The rocky soil represents those who hear the message and receive it with joy.
But like young plants in such soil, their roots don't go very deep. At first they get along fine, but they wilt as soon as they have problems or are persecuted because they believe the word.

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