When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.
When a wicked man dies, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perishes.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish; And the hope of iniquity perisheth.
At the death of an upright man his hope does not come to an end, but the hope of the evil-doer comes to destruction.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
When a wicked man dieth his expectation shall perish: and the hope of iniquity perisheth.
When a wicked man dieth - Hope is a great blessing to man in his present state of trial and suffering; because it leads him to expect a favorable termination of his ills. But hope was not made for the wicked; and yet they are the very persons that most abound in it! They hope to be saved, and get at last to the kingdom of God; though they have their face towards perdition, and refuse to turn. But their hope goes no farther than the grave. There the wicked man's expectation is cut off, and his hope perishes. But to the saint, the penitent, and the cross-bearers in general, what a treasure is hope! What a balm through life!
Significant words, as showing the belief that when the righteous died, his "expectation" (i. e., his hope for the future) did not perish. The second clause is rendered by some, "the expectation that brings sorrow."