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 Living Translation (NLT)They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person, the place of one who rejected God.’”

Context of Job 18:21

19He has neither son nor posterity among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20Those in the west are astonished at his day, As those in the east are frightened. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know 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

People and places in Job 18:21

• LORD

Cross-references for Job 18:21

• Job 18:14He is uprooted from the shelter of his tent, And they parade him before the king of terrors.
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
• Exodus 5:2And 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 2:10When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
• Psalms 79:6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You, And on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
• Jeremiah 9:3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You, And on the families who do not call on Your name; For they have eaten up Jacob, Devoured him and consumed him, And made his dwelling place desolate.
• Romans 1:28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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