1. Job 20:5 (ESV)
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Commentary on Job 20:5 (Summary)

Job 20:5 (ESV)

5 that the exulting of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless but for a moment?

In the divine order, wicked men do not have any lasting hope. Thus, Job’s hope of being justified by God (Job 19:25–27) is a false hope.

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