Job 21:28

Job 21:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
• New International Version (NIV)You say, ‘Where now is the house of the great, the tents where the wicked lived?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?’

Context of Job 21:28

26Together they lie down in the dust, And the worms cover them. 27“Behold, I know your thoughts, And the plots by which you would wrong me. For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man? And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’ 29Have you not asked those who travel this way, And do you not recognize their witness? 30That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction, They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath?

Job 21:28 word by word

כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For ye sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the princeנָדִיבnâdîyb · nobleH5081
• the dwellingמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• placesאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Job 21:28

• Job 20:7Yet he perishes forever like his own refuse; Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
• Psalms 37:36Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.
• Psalms 52:5But God will break you down forever; He will take you away and tear you away from your tent, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
• Habakkuk 2:9“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who obtains wicked gain for his house [and thinks by so doing] To set his nest on high, That he may be rescued from the hand of evil.
• Zechariah 5:4I will send the curse out,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name; and it will spend the night in that house and consume it, both its timber and its stones.”
• Numbers 16:26And he said to the congregation, “Get away from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be swept away in all their sin.”

Commentaries on Job 21:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? - In order to prove your point, ye ask, Where is the house of the tyrant and oppressor? Are they not overthrown and destroyed? And is not this a proof that God does not permit the wicked to enjoy prosperity?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? - That is, you maintain that the house of the wicked man, in a high station, will be certainly over thrown. The parallelism, as well as the whole connection, requires us to understand the word “prince” here as referring to a “wicked” ruler. The word used (נדיב nâdı̂yb ) properly means, one willing, voluntary, prompt; then, one who is liberal, generous, noble; then, one of noble birth, or of elevated rank; and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-34Verses 27-34 Job opposes the opinion of his friends, That the wicked are sure to fall into visible and remarkable ruin, and none but the wicked; upon which principle they condemned Job as wicked. Turn to whom you will, you will find that the punishment of sinners is designed more for the other world than for this, Jude 1:14, 15. The sinner is here supposed to live in a great deal of power. The sinner shall have a splendid funeral: a poor thing for any man…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28where are the tents in which the wicked dwell: Job was echoing the words of Bildad, Eliphaz and Zophar (8:22; 15:34; 20:26).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. ye say--referring to Zophar (Job 20:7). the house--referring to the fall of the house of Job's oldest son (Job 1:19) and the destruction of his family. prince--The parallel "wicked" in the second clause requires this to be taken in a bad sense, tyrant, oppressor (Is 13:2), the same Hebrew, "nobles"--oppressors. dwelling-places--rather, "pavilions," a tent containing many dwellings, such as a great emir, like Job, with many dependents, would have.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 21:28

• Self-Righteousness
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Prince

Commentaries on Job 21

• 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
• EGW Writings