Parallel Verses
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;
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];
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
because he has covered his face with his fat and gathered fat upon his waist
28
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become
Phrases
Cross References
Job 3:14
with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,
Job 18:15
In his tent dwells that which is none of his; sulfur is scattered over his habitation.
Isaiah 5:8-10
Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair 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 said to all the people of Judah: 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "'Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.'
Jeremiah 51:37
and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, the haunt of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant.
Micah 3:12
Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.