Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
The verse belongs to the speech of one of Job's friends, made as part of their arguments concerning Job. Statements of that kind, though recorded in Scripture, are not necessarily true nor correctly applied to Job, and are not reliable merely because they appear in the book. They must be tested against other inspired teaching. The verse expresses the general truth that evil is ultimately punished, but it does not prove that a person's suffering means God is displeased with him.
The triumphing of the wicked is short and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, and he shall perish forever and disappear, so that those who saw him shall ask where he is. It is one of the plain texts showing that the wicked will be utterly destroyed. Their destiny is complete destruction and not torment without end. When Christ appears, then shall be the day of the saints, the oppressor shall be broken in pieces, and their vain rejoicings shall be turned into mourning and lamentations.
The verse belongs to the speech of one of Job's friends, made as part of their arguments concerning Job. Statements of that kind, though recorded in Scripture, are not necessarily true nor correctly applied to Job, and are not reliable merely because they appear in the book. They must be tested against other inspired teaching. The verse expresses the general truth that evil is ultimately punished, but it does not prove that a person's suffering means God is displeased with him.
The triumphing of the wicked is short and the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment, and he shall perish forever and disappear, so that those who saw him shall ask where he is. It is one of the plain texts showing that the wicked will be utterly destroyed. Their destiny is complete destruction and not torment without end. When Christ appears, then shall be the day of the saints, the oppressor shall be broken in pieces, and their vain rejoicings shall be turned into mourning and lamentations.