Job 8:22 - Exposition

They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame (comp. Psalms 35:26 ); and the dwelling-place (literally, tent, or tabernacle ) of the wicked shall come to nought (literally, shall not be ) . The words are involved and obscure, because Bildad does not wish to make his meaning plain. He has to invent phrases which may cut both ways, and, while they seem directed against Job's enemies, may pain and wound Job himself.