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

26But they all die one day and their bodies lie under the ground. Worms cover their bodies, whoever they are. 27I know what you are thinking. You want to show that I am guilty. You say, “You see that the rich person no longer has a house. Wicked people no longer have homes to live in.” 29But you should ask people who travel to different places. You should listen to the things that they say. 30They would tell you that wicked people do not always suffer. When trouble comes, they continue to be safe. When God is angry with people, wicked people escape punishment.

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 20:7But he will disappear for ever, like dung that people throw away. His friends will ask, “Where is he?”
• Psalms 37:36But soon after that, I see that they have disappeared! I looked for them, but I could not find them anywhere.
• Psalms 52:5But God will knock you down, and he will break you into pieces. He will take you away from your home. He will remove you from this world where people live. Selah.
• Habakkuk 2:9It will be very bad for anyone who cheats other people so that he can make his family rich. He thinks that his riches will make him safe. He thinks that he is too high up for any trouble to reach him.
• Zechariah 5:4The Lord Almighty says, “I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that robs anyone. I will cause bad things to happen in the house of the man that speaks false words. It is as if the words on the paper will destroy the houses of those bad people.” ’
• Numbers 16:26Moses said to all the people, ‘Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them. If you do not move away, God may destroy you together with them, because of all their sins.’

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