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 King James Version (NKJV)Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”

Context of Job 18:21

19He has no offspring or descendant among his people, no survivor where he once dwelt. 20People of the west are appalled at his fate; people of the east are seized with horror. Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked; such is the place of one 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

Cross-references for Job 18:21

• Job 18:14He is torn from the security of his tent, and marched off to the king of terrors.
• Job 21:14Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know Your ways.
• Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh said, “Who is Adonai, that I should listen to His voice and let Israel go? I do not know Adonai, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
• Judges 2:10But when all that generation were gathered to their fathers, there arose another generation after them that did not experience Adonai or the work that He had done for Israel.
• 1 Samuel 2:12Now Eli’s sons were worthless men; they did not acknowledge Adonai.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“Now you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for Adonai searches all hearts and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Psalms 79:6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that do not call on Your name.
• Jeremiah 9:3Beware, everyone, of your neighbor! Don’t even trust a brother. For every brother grabs like Jacob and every neighbor spreads slander.
• Jeremiah 10:25Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob, devoured and consumed him, and destroyed his homeland.
• Romans 1:28And just as they did not see fit to recognize God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what is not fitting.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in the passion of lust like the pagans who do not know God;
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, He will command judgment on those who do not know God and do not heed the Good News of our Lord Yeshua.

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