New English Translation
Job 21:28
28For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’
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 worms cover over them both. 27“Yes, I know what you are thinking, the schemes by which you would wrong me. For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’ 29Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts – 30that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God’s wrath?
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כִּ֤י תֹֽאמְר֗וּ אַיֵּ֥ה בֵית־נָדִ֑יב וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה אֹ֤הֶל׀ מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 21:28
- Job 20:7he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say, ‘Where is he?’
- Psalms 37:36But then one passes by, and suddenly they have disappeared! I looked for them, but they could not be found.
- Psalms 52:5Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
- Habakkuk 2:9The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
- Zechariah 5:4“I will send it out,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”
- Numbers 16:26And he said to the community, “Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed 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
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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
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