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Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.תִּקְוַ֣תtiqvatexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “expectation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.חָ֭נֵףchanefhypocriteחָנֵףadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “hypocrite”, the ordinary formH2611soiled (i.e. with sin), impioushypocrite(-ical).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יִבְצָ֑עyivtsafinishבָּצַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “finish”, an unfinished actionH1214figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יֵ֖שֶׁלyesheltake awayשָׁלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take away”, an unfinished actionH7953to draw out or off, i.e. remove (the soul by death)take away.אֱל֣וֹהַּelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).נַפְשֽׁוֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul?

Young’s Literal Translation

For what [is] the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?

World English Bible

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Darby Translation

For what is the hope of the ungodly, when [God] cutteth him off, when God taketh away his soul?

Douay-Rheims

For what is the hope of the hypocrite if through covetousness he take by violence, and God deliver not his soul?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἐλπὶς ἀσεβεῖ, ὅτι ἐπέχει; πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον ἄρα σωθήσεται;