Bible Strands
Job 18:21
Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Within a discourse detailing the final state of the wicked, the speaker addresses those who witness the consequences of divine judgment.
The words — The terms מִשְׁכְּנוֹת (mishkenot, "dwelling places") and מְקוֹם (mekom, "place") anchor the verse’s declaration that a fixed location characterizes the wicked.
The thread — The phrase "one who does not know God" runs into Judges 2:10, while the tension between outward appearance and inward reality mirrors the deceit described in Jeremiah 9:3 and the denial of God through actions in Titus 1:16.
Why it lands — The text states that a life defined by evil-doing and a refusal to acknowledge God terminates in a desolate destination, requiring the reader to confront the finality of unrepentant rebellion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 9:3 “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Judges 2:10 After that whole generation had also been gathered to their fathers, another generation rose up who did not know the LORD or the works that He had done for Israel.
- Jeremiah 10:25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
- Exodus 5:2 But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
- 1 Samuel 2:12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD
- Job 21:14 Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
- Job 21:28 For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’