Job 21:28 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

Ye say - referring to Zophar (Job 20:7).

The house - referring to the fall of the house of Job's oldest son (Job 1:19), and the destruction of his family.

Prince. The parallel "wicked" in the second clause requires this to be taken in a bad sense, tyrant, oppressor (Isaiah 13:2; the same Hebrew, "nobles" - oppressors).

Dwelling-places - rather, pavilions; literally, a tent containing many dwellings, such so a great emir, like Job, with many dependents, would have.

Job 21:28

28 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwellingg places of the wicked?