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When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, And expectation of power comes to nothing.
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The Great Reversal at Death
Matthew Henry provides a powerful summary: 'When a godly man dies, all his fears vanish; but when a wicked man dies, his hopes vanish.' Commentators agree that this verse highlights a stark contrast. For the wicked, death is the end of all expectation. For the righteous, as Albert Barnes implies, death is when their true hope is finally realized.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his “expectation” (that is, his hope for the future) did not perish. The sec…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When a wicked man dies, [his] expectation shall perish. His expectation of a longer life, of getting more riches, attaini…
When a godly man dies, all his fears vanish; but when a wicked man dies, his hopes vanish.
