Parallel Verses
Amplified
And he has lived in desolate [God-forsaken] cities,
In houses which no one should inhabit,
Which were destined to become heaps [of ruins];
New American Standard Bible
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become
King James Version
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Holman Bible
in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.
International Standard Version
He will live in devastated towns, in abandoned houses that are about to become heaps of rubble.
A Conservative Version
And he has dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
American Standard Version
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will dwell in cities out off, the houses shall not be inhabited by them, which were ready for heaps.
King James 2000
And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{he will dwell} [in] desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.
Modern King James verseion
And he lives in cut off cities, in houses where none are living, which are ready to become heaps.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, but are become heaps of stones.
NET Bible
he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.
New Heart English Bible
He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
The Emphasized Bible
And had inhabited demolished cities, houses, wherein men would not dwell, that were destined to become heaps.
Webster
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
World English Bible
He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
27
For he has covered his face with his fat,
Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],
And he has lived in desolate [God-forsaken] cities,
In houses which no one should inhabit,
Which were destined to become heaps [of ruins];
He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend to the earth nor his possessions be extended on the earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 3:14
With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who built up [now desolate] ruins for themselves;
Job 18:15
“Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].
Isaiah 5:8-10
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who join house to house and join field to field [to increase their holdings by depriving others],
Until there is no more room [for others],
So that you have to live alone in the midst of the land!
Jeremiah 9:11
“I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins,
A haunt and dwelling place of jackals;
And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
Jeremiah 26:18
“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and he spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts,
And Jerusalem will become [heaps of] ruins,
And the mountain of the house [of the Lord—Mount Moriah, on which stands the temple, shall become covered not with buildings, but] like a densely wooded height.”’
Jeremiah 51:37
“Babylon will become a heap [of ruins], a haunt and dwelling place of jackals,
An object of horror (an astonishing desolation) and a hissing [of scorn and amazement], without inhabitants.
Micah 3:12
Therefore, on account of you
Jerusalem shall become
And the mountain of the house [of the Lord] shall become like a densely wooded hill.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.