Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous. This is the place of him who doesn’t know God.”
- KJV Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
- NKJV Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
- NASB “Certainly these are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him who does not know God.”
- NLT They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person, the place of one who rejected God.’”
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Quick answer
Bildad concludes that such ruin is the dwelling of the unrighteous, the one who does not know God. He implies Job belongs in this category.
Overview
Bildad ends his speech by summarizing: this destruction marks the place of the godless who has no knowledge of God. The accusation indirectly targets Job, wrongly numbering him among those ignorant of the Lord. Ironically, Job knows God truly and will yet declare 'I know that my Redeemer lives'; saving knowledge of God comes fully through Jesus Christ (John 17:3).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Jer 9:3“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Judg 2:10After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
- Jer 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; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.
- 2 Th 1:8in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- 1 Th 4:5not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- 1 Sam 2:12Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Exod 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- Job 21:28For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Ps 79:6Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name,
- Job 21:14Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Rom 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- 1 Chr 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
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