Job 15:28
he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no one inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he hath dwelt{H7931} in desolate{H3582} cities,{H5892} In houses{H1004} which no man inhabited,{H3427} Which were ready{H6257} to become heaps;{H1530}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he dwelleth{H7931}{(H8799)} in desolate{H3582}{(H8737)} cities{H5892}, and in houses{H1004} which no man inhabiteth{H3427}{(H8799)}, which are ready{H6257}{(H8694)} to become heaps{H1530}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore shall his dwellynge be in desolate cities, & in houses which no ma inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes,
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He has lived in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
American Standard Version (1901)
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he has made his resting-place in the towns which have been pulled down, in houses where no man had a right to be, whose fate was to become masses of broken walls.
World English Bible (2000)
He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.
Referenced Verses
- Job 3:14 : 14 With kings and counselors of the earth who built ruins for themselves.
- Job 18:15 : 15 What does not belong to him will dwell in his tent; burning sulfur will be scattered over his dwelling.
- Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no room, and you live alone in the midst of the land. 9 The Lord of Hosts said in my hearing: Truly, many houses will become desolate—large and beautiful ones, without occupants. 10 For ten acres of vineyard will yield only a single bath of wine, and a homer of seed will produce merely an ephah of grain.
- Jer 9:11 : 11 Who is the wise person who may understand this? And to whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished, been scorched like a desert with no one passing through?
- Jer 26:18 : 18 'Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah, “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a pile of ruins, and the temple mount will become overgrown with thickets.”'
- Jer 51:37 : 37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt for jackals, a horror and an object of scorn, without inhabitant.
- Mic 3:12 : 12 Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.
- Mic 7:18 : 18 Who is a God like You, forgiving iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love.
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