King James Version
What Does Job 18:21 Mean?
“Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.”
Context
19
He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20
They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted . went: or, lived with him were: Heb. laid hold on horror
21
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **Dwellings of the wicked.**—That is to say, of the wicked man. As Bildad designedly uses the singular here, there can be little doubt that he as designedly intended this terrible and cruel picture to represent Job himself.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
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Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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