GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will cease to exist." The Futility of Arguing With God

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
They that hate thee, shall be clothed with confusion: and the dwelling of the wicked shall not stand.

Darby Bible Translation
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.

English Revised Version
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the tent of the wicked shall be no more.

Webster's Bible Translation
They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.

World English Bible
Those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked shall be no more."

Young's Literal Translation
Those hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!

Cross References

Job 4:21 'Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? They die, yet without wisdom.'

Job 8:15 "He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.

Job 9:1 Then Job answered,

Job 15:34 "For the company of the godless is barren, And fire consumes the tents of the corrupt.

Job 18:14 "He is torn from the security of his tent, And they march him before the king of terrors.

Job 21:28 "For you say, 'Where is the house of the nobleman, And where is the tent, the dwelling places of the wicked?'

Job 36:6 "He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

Psalm 109:29 Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Psalm 132:18 "His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon himself his crown shall shine."

Ezekiel 7:27 'The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with horror, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. According to their conduct I will deal with them, and by their judgments I will judge them. And they will know that I am the LORD.'"

Ezekiel 26:16 "Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment and be appalled at you.

Commentary

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Verses 20-22

Bildad here, in the close of his discourse, sums up what he has to say in a few words, setting before Job life and death, the blessing and the curse, assuring him that as he was so he should fare, and therefore they might conclude that as he fared so he was. 1. On the one hand, if he were a perfect upright man, God would not cast him away, v. 20. Though now he seemed forsaken of God, he would yet return to him, and by degrees would turn his mourning into dancing (Ps. 30:11) and comforts should flow in upon him so plentifully that his mouth should be filled with laughing, v. 21. So affecting should the happy change be, Ps. 126:2. Those that loved him would rejoice with him; but those that hated him, and had triumphed in his fall, would be ashamed of their insolence, when they should see him restored to his former prosperity. Now it is true that God will not cast away an upright man; he may be cast down for a time, but he shall not be cast away for ever. It is true that, if not in this world, yet in another, the mouth of the righteous shall be filled with rejoicing. Though their sun should set under a cloud, yet it shall rise again clear, never more to be clouded; though they go mourning to the grave, that shall not hinder their entrance into the joy of their Lord. It is true that the enemies of the saints will be clothed with shame when they see them crowned with honour. But it does not therefore follow that, if Job were not perfectly restore to his former prosperity, he would forfeit the character of a perfect man. 2. On the other hand, if he were a wicked man and an evil-doer, God would not help him, but leave him to perish in his present distresses (v. 20), and his dwelling-place should come to nought, 22. And here also it is true that God will not help the evil-doers; they throw themselves out of his protection, and forfeit his favour. He will not take the ungodly by the hand (so it is in the margin), will not have fellowship and communion with them; for what communion can there be between light and darkness? He will not lend them his hand to pull them out of the miseries, the eternal miseries, into which they have plunged themselves; they will then stretch out their hand to him for help, but it will be too late: he will not take them by the hand. Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed. It is true that the dwelling-place of the wicked, sooner or later, will come to nought. Those only who make God their dwelling-place are safe for ever, Ps. 90:1; 91:1. Those who make other things their refuge will be disappointed. Sin brings ruin on persons and families. Yet to argue (as Bildad, I doubt, slyly does) that because Job's family was sunk, and he himself at present seemed helpless, therefore he certainly was an ungodly wicked man, was neither just nor charitable, as long as there appeared no other evidence of his wickedness and ungodliness. Let us judge nothing before the time, but wait till the secrets of all hearts shall be made manifest, and the present difficulties of Providence be solved to universal and everlasting satisfaction, when the mystery of God shall be finished.

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