“And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
- King James Version
"He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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 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.
- Basic English Bible
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps.
- Darby Bible
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
- Webster's Bible
He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.
- World English Bible
And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man would inhabit, which were ready to become heaps.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 15:28
15:28 But - This is fitly opposed to the prosperity last mentioned, and is the beginning of the description of his misery.