Revised Version 1895
Job 8:22
22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
Job 8:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
- New International Version (NIV)Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing.”
Context of Job 8:22
20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he uphold the evil-doers. 21He will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting. They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
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שֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־בֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֹ֖הֶל רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 8:22
- Psalms 35:26Let them be ashamed and confounded together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
- Psalms 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonour, and let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a mantle.
- Psalms 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
- Job 8:18If he be destroyed from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
- Job 7:21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I lie down in the dust; and thou shall seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Commentaries on Job 8:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame - When they see your returning prosperity, and the evidences of the divine favor. They will then be ashamed that they regarded you as a hypocrite, and that they reproached you in your trials. And the dwelling-place of the wicked - The wicked shall be destroyed, and his family shall pass away. That is, God will favor the righteous, but punish the wicked. This opinion the friends of Job maintain all along…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-22Verses 20-22 Bildad here assures Job, that as he was so he should fare; therefore they concluded, that as he fared so he was. God will not cast away an upright man; he may be cast down for a time, but he shall not be cast away for ever. Sin brings ruin on persons and families. Yet to argue, that Job was an ungodly, wicked man, was unjust and uncharitable. The mistake in these reasonings arose from Job's friends not distinguishing between the present state…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. The haters of Job are the wicked. They shall be clothed with shame (Jr 3:25; Psa 35:26; 109:29), at the failure of their hope that Job would utterly perish, and because they, instead of him, come to naught.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 8
- 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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