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Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, This is the place of him who doesn`t know God."
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A Cruel, Personal Conclusion
Commentators agree that this verse is the sharp, concluding point of Bildad's harsh speech. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott note that by shifting to the singular ('him that knoweth not God'), Bildad makes his attack personal, deliberately intending for Job to see himself as the subject of this terrible fate.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked—this is the conclusion or sum of the whole matter. The meaning is that the habitations of all wh…
19th Century
Anglican
Dwellings of the wicked. —That is to say, of the wicked man. As Bildad deliberately uses the singular here, there can be little do…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Surely such [are] the dwellings of the wicked As before described; as that the light should be dark in them; a wicked man…
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Bildad describes the destruction wicked people are reserved for in the next world, and which, to some extent, often overtakes them in this world. T…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, Bildad had described the punishments of sinners found in external adversities, but here he begins to address the punishments affecting …
