"Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and such is the place of him that knows not God." The final verse of Bildad's second speech returns to the explicit connection between wickedness and punishment. The dwellings—the fate, the ultimate destination—of the wicked are as described. The person who does not know God inherits this fate. Bildad's speech is a masterpiece of retributive theology, using vivid imagery to assert that the wicked's downfall is certain and comprehensive.

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