Job 8 · Verse 22

Job 8:22

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.
Job 8:22, King James Version

Job 8:22 in other translations

BSBYour enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
WEBThose who hate you will be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked will be no more.”
ASVThey that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; And the tent of the wicked shall be no more.
YLTThose hating thee do put on shame, And the tent of the wicked is not!
DARBYThey that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.
BBEYour haters will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the sinner will not be seen again.
WebsterThey that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to naught.

What does Job 8:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. The haters of Job are the wicked. They shall be clothed with shame (Jr 3:25; Psa 35:26; 109:29), at the failure of their hope that Job would utterly perish, and because they, instead of him, come to naught.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 8:20-22

Bildad here assures Job, that as he was so he should fare; therefore they concluded, that as he fared so he was. God will not cast away an upright man; he may be cast down for a time, but he shall not be cast away for ever. Sin brings ruin on persons and families. Yet to argue, that Job was an ungodly, wicked man, was unjust and uncharitable. The mistake in these reasonings arose from Job's friends not…

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Job 8:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.kha[those who] hate youH8130
יִלְבְּשׁוּ\־yil.be.shu-they will be clothedH3847
בֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetshameH1322
וְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.heland [the] tent ofH168
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
אֵינֶֽנּוּ\׃\ \פ'ei.Ne.nuthere not [will be] itH369

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 8:22

  • Psalms 132:18

    His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

  • Psalms 35:26

    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  • Psalms 109:29

    Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

  • Job 18:14

    His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

  • Job 8:18

    If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee.

  • Job 7:21

    And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.

  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
clothed.
Ps 35:26; 109:29; 132:18; 1Pe 5:5
come to nought. Heb. not be.
18; 7:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 8:21

    Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

  • Job 8:22

    They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

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Job 8:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los que te aborrecen, serán vestidos de confusión; y la habitación de los impíos perecerá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ceux qui te haïssent seront revêtus de honte, et la tente des méchants ne sera plus.
German
Elberfelder 1871		werden deine Hasser bekleidet werden mit Scham, und das Zelt der Gesetzlosen wird nicht mehr sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui oderunt te induentur confusione, et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet.