Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 whereas he covereth his face with fatness, and maketh his body well liking. 28 Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, but are become heaps of stones. 29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, nor increase upon earth.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 3:14
like as the kings and lords of the earth, which build themselves special places:
Job 18:15
Other men shall dwell in his house - which now is none of his - and brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Isaiah 5:8-10
Woe be unto you that join one house to another, and bring one land so nigh unto another, that the poor can get no more ground. Will ye dwell upon the earth alone?
Jeremiah 9:11
I will make Jerusalem also a heap of stones, and a den of venomous worms. And I will make the cities of Judah so waste, that no man shall dwell therein."
Jeremiah 26:18
"Micah the Morasthite, which was a prophet under Hezekiah king of Judah, spake to all the people of Judah, 'Thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: Zion shall be plowed like a field, Jerusalem shall be a heap of stones, and the hill of the LORD's house shall be turned to a high wood.'
Jeremiah 51:37
Babylon shall become a heap of stones, a dwelling place for dragons, a fearfulness and wondering, because no man dwelleth there.
Micah 3:12
Therefore shall Zion, for your sakes, be plowed like a field: Jerusalem shall become a heap of stones, and the hill of the temple shall be turned to a high wood.
Micah 7:18
Where is there such a God as thou? That pardonest wickedness, and forgivest the offenses of the remnant of thine heritage? He keepeth not his wrath for ever. And why? His delight is to have compassion.