and his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. That man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
Job 21:28 - Tree of Life Version For you ask, ‘Where is the nobleman’s house and the tent where the wicked lived?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where are the dwelling places of the wicked? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For you say, Where is the house of the rich and liberal prince [meaning me]? And where is the tent in which the wicked [Job] dwelt? American Standard Version (1901) For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt? Common English Bible You say, “Where is the official’s house? Where is the tent, the dwelling of the wicked?” Catholic Public Domain Version For you say, "Where is the house of the ruler, and where are the tabernacles of the impious?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For you say: Where is the house of the prince? And where are the dwelling-places of the wicked? |
and his possessions were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys, and a very large household. That man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked; such is the place of one who does not know God.”
that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
he perishes forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
Look, you have all seen this yourselves. Why then this meaningless talk?
I would give Him an account of my steps; like a prince I would approach Him.
Those who hate you will be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked will be no more!”
But once he passed by, he was no more. Though I looked for him, he could not be found.
“I will send it out”—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot—“and it will enter into the house of the thief and into the house of the one who swears falsely by My Name and will reside inside his house destroying it, both its wood and its stones.”