Job 18:21

Job 18:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who does not know God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, such is the place of him who knows not God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”

Context of Job 18:21

19He has no offspring or prosperity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned. 20Those in the west are astonished and appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked and the ungodly, And such is the place of him who does not know or recognize or honor God.”

Job 18:21 word by word

אַךְ־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וְ֝זֶ֗ה מְק֣וֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the dwellingsמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the wickedעַוָּל‛avvâl · unjustH5767
• the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• knowethיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not Godאֵל'êl · GodH410

Cross-references for Job 18:21

• Job 18:14He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety], And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”
• Judges 2:10Also, all [the people of] that generation were gathered to their fathers [in death]; and another generation arose after them who did not know (recognize, understand) the Lord, nor even the work which He had done for Israel.
• 1 Samuel 2:12The sons of Eli [Hophni and Phinehas] were worthless (dishonorable, unprincipled) men; they did not know [nor respect] the Lord
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
• Psalms 79:6Pour out Your wrath on the [Gentile] nations that do not know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
• Jeremiah 9:3“They bend their tongue like their bow; [Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know nor recognize You And on the families that do not call Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; They have devoured him and consumed him And made his land a desolate waste.
• Romans 1:28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8dealing out [full and complete] vengeance to those who do not [seek to] know God and to those who ignore and refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus [by choosing not to respond to Him].

Commentaries on Job 18:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Such are the dwellings - This is the common lot of the wicked; and it shall be particularly the case with him who knoweth not God, that is Job, for it is evident he alludes to him. Poor Job! hard was thy lot, severe were thy sufferings. On the elephant hunt to which I have referred, Job 18:13, I shall borrow the following account extracted from Mr. Cordiner's History of Ceylon, by Mr. Good: - "We have a curious description of the elephant hunt, which is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked - The conclusion or sum of the whole matter. The meaning is, that the habitations of all that knew not God would be desolate - a declaration which Job could not but regard as aimed at himself; compare Job 20:29. This is the close of this harsh and severe speech. It is no wonder that Job should feel it keenly, and that he “did” feel it is apparent from the following chapter. A string of proverbs has been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 Bildad describes the destruction wicked people are kept for, in the other world, and which in some degree, often seizes them in this world. The way of sin is the way of fear, and leads to everlasting confusion, of which the present terrors of an impure conscience are earnests, as in Cain and Judas. Miserable indeed is a wicked man's death, how secure soever his life was. See him dying; all that he trusts to for his support shall be taken from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Bildad kept implying that Job had rejected God (15:4, 13, 25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. (Job 8:22, Margin).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 18:21

• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• Net
• Tent
• Bildad

Commentaries on Job 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary