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Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For ye say, Where <i>is</i> the house of the prince? and where <i>are</i> the dwelling places of the wicked?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you say, ‘Where <i>is</i> the house of the prince? And where <i>is</i> the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For you say, &#8216Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For you say, ‘Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man? And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you say, “Where now is the nobleman’s house? ” and “Where are the tents the wicked lived in? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you say, &#8220Where now is the nobleman&#8217s house?&#8221 and &#8220Where are the tents the wicked lived in?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You ask, "Where is the home of that important person who does so much evil?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because you ask, 'Where is the house of the influential person? Where is the tent where wicked people live?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You ask, "Where are the homes of great people now, those who practiced evil?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You ask, 'Where is the noble person's house?' and 'Where are the tents where the wicked live?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you say, ?Where now is the nobleman?s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For you say, 'Where now is the nobleman's house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you say, 'Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For you say, Where [is] the house of the noble? And where the tent—the dwelling places of the wicked?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For ye say, 'Where is the house of the noble? And where the tent -- The tabernacles of the wicked?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For ye will say, Where the house of the noble one; and where the tent of the dwellings of the unjust?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For you say: Where is the house of the prince ? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you say, “Where is the house of the ruler, and where are the tabernacles of the impious?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For you say, “Where is the house of the great, and where the dwelling place of the wicked?” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? Where is the tent in which the wicked lived?’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you say. Where is the house of the righteous? And where is the place in which the wicked has pitched his tent?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have said: ‘Where is the house of the righteous one, and what is the dwelling of the tent of the wicked?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For ye say: 'Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />so that ye will say, Where is the house of the prince? and where is the covering of the tabernacles of the ungodly?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/21-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3333" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/21.htm">Job: God will Punish the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ṯō·mə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">‘Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/5081.htm" title="5081: nā·ḏîḇ (Adj-ms) -- Inclined, generous, noble. From nadab; properly, voluntary, i.e. Generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee.">now is the nobleman’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ḇêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: wə·’ay·yêh (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">and where</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">are the tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">in which the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: miš·kə·nō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">dwell?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a></span><br />I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree, / yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></span><br />For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Malachi 3:15</a></span><br />So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a></span><br />There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a></span><br />Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Psalm 49:16-17</a></span><br />Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. / For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a></span><br />They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a></span><br />Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. / And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3-6</a></span><br />For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. / He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-31.htm">Proverbs 3:31-32</a></span><br />Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; / for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Psalm 92:7</a></span><br />that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?</p><p class="hdg">Where</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-7.htm">Job 20:7</a></b></br> <i>Yet</i> he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where <i>is</i> he?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Psalm 37:36</a></b></br> Yet he passed away, and, lo, he <i>was</i> not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Psalm 52:5,6</a></b></br> God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of <i>thy</i> dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah… </p><p class="hdg">dwelling places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-26.htm">Numbers 16:26-34</a></b></br> And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/18-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/18-21.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/job/20-5.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/20-22.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/esther/6-9.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/john/4-49.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezra/1-8.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/18-21.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/job/20-26.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/job/19-12.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/job/20-7.htm">Where</a> <a href="/job/20-20.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/21-17.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/23-3.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/job/38-20.htm">Dwellings</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/job/22-5.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/8-9.htm">Noble</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm">Nobleman</a> <a href="/job/25-2.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/31-37.htm">Prince</a> <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/job/22-23.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/job/35-10.htm">Where</a> <a href="/job/38-26.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/job/21-30.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Job 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-1.htm">Job shows that even in the judgment of man he has reason to be grieved</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Sometimes the wicked prosper, though they despise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-16.htm">Sometimes their destruction is manifest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-21.htm">The happy and unhappy are alike in death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/21-27.htm">The judgment of the wicked is in another world</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For you say</b><br>This phrase introduces a rhetorical question posed by Job, addressing his friends who have been accusing him of wrongdoing. It highlights the ongoing dialogue and debate between Job and his friends, who believe that suffering is a direct result of personal sin. This reflects the broader theme of the book, which challenges the simplistic retribution theology of the time.<p><b>‘Where now is the nobleman’s house</b><br>The term "nobleman" refers to a person of high status or wealth. In the context of Job, this could be seen as a reference to those who are perceived as righteous or blessed by God due to their prosperity. Job's question challenges the assumption that wealth and status are indicators of divine favor. This echoes the biblical theme that God's ways are not always aligned with human understanding of justice and prosperity, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, where the prosperity of the wicked is questioned.<p><b>and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’</b><br>The "tents" symbolize temporary dwellings, contrasting with the more permanent "house" of the nobleman. This imagery suggests the transient nature of life and the fleeting success of the wicked. Job's question implies that the wicked often seem to prosper without immediate consequence, challenging the belief that they are always punished in this life. This theme is further explored in <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a>, where the apparent prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous are discussed. The question also foreshadows the ultimate justice of God, which may not be evident in the present but is assured in the eschatological future, aligning with the prophetic hope found in books like Isaiah and Revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who visit Job to offer counsel but often misinterpret his suffering as a result of sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>A general reference to those who live in opposition to God's ways, often prospering in the world despite their unrighteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nobleman's_house.htm">Nobleman's House</a></b><br>Symbolizes wealth, status, and the apparent success of the wicked, which Job's friends question.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tents.htm">Tents</a></b><br>Represents the temporary dwelling and lifestyle of the wicked, suggesting impermanence despite apparent prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_apparent_injustice.htm">Understanding Apparent Injustice</a></b><br>Recognize that the prosperity of the wicked is a temporary condition and does not reflect God's ultimate justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even when circumstances seem unfair, trust that God is in control and His justice will prevail in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_misjudgment.htm">Avoiding Misjudgment</a></b><br>Be cautious not to assume that material success is a sign of God's favor or that suffering is a result of personal sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a></b><br>Like Job, maintain faith and integrity even when facing difficult questions about God's justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Focus on eternal rewards rather than temporary earthly success, understanding that God's judgment is final and just.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_allow_job's_kids_to_die.htm">Job 1:18-19 - Why would God permit the deaths of Job's children if they were not the ones being tested?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_20_26-28_align_with_no_evidence.htm">In Job 20:26-28, how does the idea of divine wrath manifesting in tangible destruction align with the absence of verifiable archaeological traces of such specific catastrophic judgments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Of the prince</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., of the generous, virtuous, princely man?</span>--the antithesis to the wicked man. "Behold I know your thoughts, for ye say, How can we tell who is virtuous and who is wicked? and consequently we know not to which catalogue you belong." They had all along been insinuating that, though he seemed to be righteous, he was really wicked.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For ye say, Where is the house of the prince?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "What has become of the house of the powerful man (Job himself)? How is it fallen and gone to decay!" And whore are the dwelling-places (literally, the <span class="accented">tent of the habitations</span>) of the wicked! Again Job is intended, although the insult is veiled by the plural form being used. Job supposes that his opponents will meet his statement, that the righteous are afflicted and the wicked prosper, by pointing to his own case as one in which wickedness has been punished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/21-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you say,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹֽאמְר֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now is the nobleman’s</span><br /><span class="heb">נָדִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḏîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5081.htm">Strong's 5081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Voluntary, generous, magnanimous, a grandee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵית־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and where</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אַיֵּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are the tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֤הֶל ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in which the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwell?’</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/21-28.htm">Job 21:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/21-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 21:28 For you say 'Where is the house (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/21-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 21:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 21:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/21-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 21:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 21:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>