Albert Barnes Commentary Job 8:22

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 8:22

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Job 8:22

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more." — Job 8:22 (ASV)

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame – When they see your returning prosperity and the evidences of divine favor, they will then be ashamed that they regarded you as a hypocrite and that they reproached you in your trials.

And the dwelling-place of the wicked ... – The wicked shall be destroyed, and his family shall pass away. That is, God will favor the righteous but punish the wicked. This opinion the friends of Job maintain all along, and by this they urge him to forsake his sins, repent, and return to God.