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Job 15:28
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he will dwell in ruined cities,in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.
He has lived in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
and has lived in desolate cities, in houses that none should inhabit, which were ready to become heaps of ruins;
they will live in towns that are ruined, in houses where no one lives, which are crumbling into ruins.
he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps.
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 has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.
He has lived in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps.
Though he dwell in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes,
He has dwelt in desolate cities,In houses no one would inhabit,Which are destined to become ruins.
he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to crumble.
but they will live in the ruins of deserted towns.
he lives in abandoned cities, in houses no one would inhabit, houses about to become ruins;
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.
but his town will be ruined; his home will be destroyed; his house will be empty.
And he dwells in desolate cities, which no man has inhabited; then he prepares for war.
he will dwell in desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.
And he dwells in cut off cities; houses, none lives in them, which are ready to become heaps.
Therfore shall his dwellynge be in desolate cities, & in houses which no ma inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
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.
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man would inhabit, which were ready to become heaps.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.
Therefore shall his dwelling be in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, but are become heapes of stones.
And let him lodge in desolate cities, and enter into houses without inhabitant: and what they have prepared, others shall carry away.
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
He schal dwelle in desolat citees, and in deseert, `ethir forsakun, housis, that ben turned in to biriels.
And he has dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
He dwells in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabits, Which are destined to become ruins.
But their cities will be ruined. They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.
He has lived in cities that have been laid waste, in houses where no one lives which will be destroyed.
they will live in desolate cities, in houses that no one should inhabit, houses destined to become heaps of ruins;
And had inhabited demolished cities, houses, wherein men would not dwell, that were destined to become heaps.
He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps.
and has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no man should inhabit, which were destined to become heaps of ruins;
And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
"He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
desolate: Job 3:14, Job 18:15, Isaiah 5:8-10, Micah 7:18
which are ready: Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 26:18, Jeremiah 51:37, Micah 3:12
Reciprocal: Proverbs 13:11 - Wealth Jeremiah 5:28 - waxen
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he dwelleth in desolate cities,.... This is either a continuation of the account of the wicked man's prosperity, which makes him haughty; such is his might and power, that he destroys cities and palaces, built and enjoyed by others, and then out of the ruins of them builds greater cities and more noble palaces, to perpetuate his name to posterity; which sense agrees with Job 3:14; and with the Targum,
"and he makes tabernacles in desert cities, that he may dwelt in houses which were not inhabited;''
and so Ben Gersom: and hence because of his success among men, and the grandeur he lives in, his heart is lifted up, and his hand is stretched out against God; or else this may express the sinful course of life such a man lives, who chooses to dwell in desolate places, and deserts, to do harm to others, to seize upon travellers as they pass by, and rob and plunder them of their substance, sitting and waiting for them in such places, as the Arabians in the wilderness, Jeremiah 3:2; which is the sense of some, as Aben Ezra observes; or rather this points at the punishment of the wicked man, who though for the present may be in great prosperity, possessed of large cities and stately palaces, "yet" or "but" a, for so the particle may be rendered, "he dwelleth in desolate cities"; in such as shall become desolate, being destroyed by a superior enemy, that shall come upon him; or through his subjects forsaking him, not being able to bear his tyranny and cruelty; or he shall be driven from his dominions by them, and be obliged to fly, and dwell in desert places; or he shall choose to dwell there, through the horrors of a guilty conscience; or, best of all, he shall be reduced to such distress and poverty, that he shall not have a house fit to dwell in; but "shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land, and not inhabited", Jeremiah 17:6; as follows:
[and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps; such as have been deserted by their former inhabitants, because come to decay, and ready to fall down upon them, and become heaps of stones and rubbish.
a So the Annotator of the Assembly of Divines.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he dwelleth - Or rather, “therefore he shall dwell.” As a consequence of his opposing God, and devoting himself to a life of sensuality and ease, he shall dwell in a desolate place. Instead of living in affluence and in a splendid city, he shall be compelled to take up his abode in places that have been deserted and abandoned. Such places - like Petra or Babylon now - became the temporary lodgings of caravans and travelers, or the abodes of outcasts and robbers. The meaning here is, that the proud and wicked man shall be ejected from his palace, and compelled to seek a refuge far away from the usual haunts of men.
Which are ready to become heaps - Which are just ready to tumble into ruin.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 15:28. He dwelleth in desolate cities — It is sometimes the fate of a tyrant to be obliged to take up his habitation in some of those cities which have been ruined by his wars, and in a house so ruinous as to be ready to fall into heaps. Ancient and modern history afford abundance of examples to illustrate this.
