Job 21:28

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?

Complete Jewish Bible:

You ask, 'Where is the great man's house? Where is the tent where the wicked once lived?'

Berean Standard Bible:

For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’

American Standard Version:

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For ye say{H559}, Where is the house{H1004} of the prince{H5081}? and where are the dwelling{H4908} places{H168} of the wicked{H7563}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 8:22

  • They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

Job 20:7

  • [Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?

Psalms 37:36

  • Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

Numbers 16:26

  • 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.

Numbers 16:34

  • And all Israel that [were] round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up [also].

Job 31:37

  • I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

Job 1:3

  • His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

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Commentary for Job 21:28

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  2. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  3. Strong's Number: H5081
    There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָדִיב
    Transliteration: nâdîyb
    Pronunciation: naw-deeb'
    Description: from נָדַב; properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant); free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).
  4. Strong's Number: H4908
    There are 129 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן
    Transliteration: mishkân
    Pronunciation: mish-kawn'
    Description: from שָׁכַן; a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls); dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.
  5. Strong's Number: H168
    There are 369 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֹהֶל
    Transliteration: ʼôhel
    Pronunciation: o'-hel
    Description: from אָהַל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
  6. Strong's Number: H7563
    There are 249 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָשָׁע
    Transliteration: râshâʻ
    Pronunciation: raw-shaw'
    Description: from רָשַׁע; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.