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That the triumphing of the wicked is βshort, and the joy of the hypocrite but for aa moment?

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Matt. 7:21• ²¹Not everyone that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father that is in the heavens. (Matt. 7:21)

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the triumphing.

Job 5:3• ³I have seen a fool taking root,{HR}And suddenly I cursed his habitation. (Job 5:3)

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Job 15:29‑34• ²⁹He becometh not rich, and his wealth endureth not,{HR}Nor doth his substance extend in the earth.
³⁰He escapeth not from darkness:{HR}A flame withereth his shoots,{HR}And he passeth away by the breath of his mouth.
³¹Let him not trust in vanity; he is deceived;{HR}For vanity shall be his recompense;
³²Before his day it is fulfilled,{HR}And his branch is not green;
³³He shaketh off like a vine his grapes,{HR}And casteth down like an olive his blossoms.
³⁴For the company of the polluted [is] barrenness,{HR}And fire devoureth the tents of bribery; (Job 15:29‑34)

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Job 18:5‑6• ⁵Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out,{HR}And the flame of his fire shall not shine.
⁶The light in his tabernacle shall be dark,{HR}And his lamp shall be put out with him. (Job 18:5‑6)

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Job 27:13‑23• ¹³This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God,{HR}And the heritage of oppressors they receive from the Almighty.
¹⁴If his children multiply, [it is] for the sword,{HR}And his offspring have not enough of bread;
¹⁵His residue are buried in death, and their widows weep not.
¹⁶If he heap up silver as dust, and prepare clothing as clay,
¹⁷He prepareth, but the righteous shall put [it] on,{HR}And the innocent shall divide the silver.
¹⁸He hath built his house as a moth,{HR}And as a booth the watchman needeth.
¹⁹He lieth down, but shall not be gathered;{HR}He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
²⁰Terrors overtake him as waters,{HR}By night a tempest stealeth him away.
²¹An east wind taketh him up, and he is gone,{HR}And it sweepeth him out of his place;
²²And it casteth at him, and spareth not;{HR}From its hand he would gladly flee.
²³It clappeth its hands at him,{HR}And hisseth him out of his place. (Job 27:13‑23)

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Ex. 15:9‑10• ⁹{i}The enemy said, I will pursue,{HR}I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;{HR}My soul shall be sated upon them;{HR}I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.{HR}{/i}
¹⁰{i}Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them;{HR}They sank as lead in the mighty waters.{HR}{/i} (Ex. 15:9‑10)

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Judg. 16:21‑30• ²¹{i}And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazah, and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he had to grind in the prison-house.{/i}
²²{i}But the hair of his head began to grow after he was shaved.{/i}
²³{i}Then the lords of the Philistines gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.{/i}
²⁴{i}And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god has given into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, even him who multiplied our slain.{/i}
²⁵And it came to pass when their hearts were merry that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
²⁶And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.
²⁷Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while, Samson made sport.
²⁸And Samson called unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
²⁹And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.
³⁰And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. (Judg. 16:21‑30)

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Esther 5:11‑12• ¹¹And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and [all the things] wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
¹²Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow also am I invited by her together with the king, (Esther 5:11‑12)

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Esther 7:10• ¹⁰So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. (Esther 7:10)

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Psa. 37:35‑36• ³⁵I have seen the wicked [man] strong{HR}And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
³⁶And he passeth away and behold he is not;{HR}And I seek him, and he is not found. (Psa. 37:35‑36)

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Psa. 73:18‑20• ¹⁸Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
¹⁹How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors.
²⁰As a dream on awaking, so, O Lord (Adonai),{HR}In arising, wilt thou despise their image. (Psa. 73:18‑20)

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Acts 12:22‑23• ²²And the people shouted thereon, A god's voice and not a man's.
²³And immediately an angel of [the] Lord smote him, because he gave not the glory to God; and becoming worm-eaten he expired. (Acts 12:22‑23)

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Heb. from near.

the joy.

Job 8:19• ¹⁹Lo, this [is] the joy of his way,{HR}And out of the dust sprout, others; (Job 8:19)

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Job 27:8• ⁸For what [is] the hope of the impure that he shall gain,{HR}When God shall draw out his soul? (Job 27:8)

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Matt. 7:21• ²¹Not everyone that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father that is in the heavens. (Matt. 7:21)

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Matt. 13:20‑21• ²⁰{i}But he that is sown on the rocky places — this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,{/i}
²¹{i}but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.{/i} (Matt. 13:20‑21)

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Gal. 6:4• ⁴But let each prove his own work, and then he will have his boast as to himself alone, and not as to the other; (Gal. 6:4)

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James 4:16• ¹⁶But now ye glory in your vauntings; all such glorying is wicked. (James 4:16)

• There is both truth and error in this statement. Cain was not cut off immediately after the murder of his brother. On the contrary, his life was spared by God, and he settled down in the world with a city and a numerous progeny....On the other hand, sin naturally tends to shorten life. (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

• God varies His dealings with men, that in every possible way they may be left without excuse: swift judg-ment, prolonged patience, chastening and prosperity have all been tried, if men may by any means be led to repentance. The apostle sums it up thus: “Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judg-ment; and some men they follow after” (1 Tim. 5:24). (“Job 3-31” by S. Ridout)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The exultation of the wicked is short, and the joy of the ungodly man but for a moment?

W. Kelly Translation

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From near [is] the triumphing of the wicked,{HR}And the joy of the ungodly for a moment.