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.

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