godless

In Jewish tradition

Describes people who have no regard for God and do wrong. It is especially common in the speeches in Job.

Interpretation. In Job, the friends insist that the godless always come to ruin, and Job disagrees. The book is read as wrestling with why the wicked sometimes seem to prosper. In the primary lessons: in old tales, the godless are the wicked characters who do bad things, such as witches and robbers

Meaning

1. Godless means without belief in God or wicked, having no respect for what is good. tree →
2. (old use, in stories) Godless describes people who are cruel or wicked. tree →

Examples

• That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people. (Writings JOB.34.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• Upright men are astonished at this, and the innocent stirreth up himself against the godless. (Writings JOB.17.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• For the company of the godless shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery. (Writings JOB.15.34, JPS 1917) tree →
• The godless crew stole the king's gold. tree →
• The godless witch was punished in the end. tree →

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