They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more.”
- BSB Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
- NKJV Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the dwelling place of the wicked will come to nothing.”
- NASB “Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.”
- NLT Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.”
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Quick answer
Bildad concludes that Job's enemies will be clothed with shame and the tent of the wicked will vanish. He ends with confident vindication of the righteous.
Overview
Closing his speech, Bildad pictures the downfall of Job's foes and the disappearance of the wicked's dwelling. The reversal of fortunes he describes does ultimately characterize God's justice. Yet Bildad's confident scheme cannot account for present innocent suffering, a limitation the rest of the book exposes and God himself resolves.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 132:18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- Ps 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
- Ps 35:26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
- Job 18:14His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
- Job 8:18If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.
- Job 7:21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
- 1 Pet 5:5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
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