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They will live in abandoned houses that are ready to tumble down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and has lived in desolate cities, in houses that none should inhabit, which were ready to become heaps of ruins;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he dwelleth in desolate cities, <i>and</i> in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He dwells in desolate cities, In houses which no one inhabits, Which are destined to become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he has lived in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He has dwelt in desolate cities, In houses no one would inhabit, Which are destined to become ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he has lived in desolate [God-forsaken] cities, In houses which no one should inhabit, Which were destined to become heaps [of ruins];<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man inhabited, Which were ready to become heaps;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but they will live in the ruins of deserted towns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, in houses which no man inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He lives in ruined cities where no one dwells, in houses that are doomed to be piles of rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They are the ones who captured cities and seized houses whose owners had fled, but war will destroy those cities and houses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He will live in devastated towns, in abandoned houses that are about to become heaps of rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />he lived in ruined towns and in houses where no one lives, where they are ready to crumble into heaps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he inhabits cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, "" That have been ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will dwell in cities out off, the houses shall not be inhabited by them, which were ready for heaps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He hath dwelt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are reduced into heaps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He has lived in desolate cities and deserted houses, which have been turned into tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He shall dwell in ruined cities, in houses that are deserted, crumbling into rubble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they will live in desolate cities, in houses that no one should inhabit, houses destined to become heaps of ruins;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he dwells in desolate cities, which no man has inhabited; then he prepares for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he settled desolate cities that are uninhabited and is prepared for battle<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he hath dwelt in desolate cities, In houses which no man would inhabit, Which were ready to become heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And let him lodge in desolate cities, and enter into houses without inhabitant: and what they have prepared, others shall carry away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/15-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=2404" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/15.htm">Eliphaz: Job Does Not Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh, <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: way·yiš·kō·wn (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">he will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/3582.htm" title="3582: niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯ (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To hide. A primitive root; to secrete, by act or word; hence to destroy.">in ruined</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">in abandoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tîm (N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6257.htm" title="6257: hiṯ·‘at·tə·ḏū (V-Hitpael-Perf-3cp) -- To be ready. A primitive root; to prepare.">destined</a> <a href="/hebrew/1530.htm" title="1530: lə·ḡal·lîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A heap, wave, billow. From galal; something rolled, i.e. A heap of stone or dung, by analogy, a spring of water.">to become rubble.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8-9</a></span><br />Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land. / I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16-18</a></span><br />The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. / “Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds. / As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Ezekiel 35:9</a></span><br />I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Isaiah 13:20-22</a></span><br />She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39-40</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a></span><br />And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Luke 10:15</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-10.htm">Isaiah 34:10-12</a></span><br />It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it. / The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Ezekiel 26:19-21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you, / then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living. / I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he dwells in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabits, which are ready to become heaps.</p><p class="hdg">desolate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/3-14.htm">Job 3:14</a></b></br> With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-15.htm">Job 18:15</a></b></br> It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because <i>it is</i> none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8-10</a></b></br> Woe unto them that join house to house, <i>that</i> lay field to field, till <i>there be</i> no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! … </p><p class="hdg">which are ready</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></b></br> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-18.htm">Jeremiah 26:18</a></b></br> Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed <i>like</i> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></b></br> And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/7-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/esther/9-2.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/job/14-7.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/job/15-22.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-11.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Inhabiteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/job/12-14.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/14-12.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/job/13-18.htm">Right</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/judges/6-4.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/esther/9-19.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/16-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/job/15-32.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/job/27-14.htm">Destined</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/job/18-20.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/job/18-21.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/job/18-18.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Inhabiteth</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/job/18-14.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/job/17-1.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/job/16-18.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/job/16-21.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/79-1.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/job/30-14.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/psalms/9-6.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Job 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-1.htm">Eliphaz reproves Job for impiety in justifying himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/15-17.htm">He proves by tradition the restlessness of wicked men</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, cities that are ruined often symbolize the consequences of sin and rebellion against God. The imagery of dwelling in such places can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual desolation and separation from God's favor. Historically, cities like Babylon and Nineveh, once thriving, became ruins due to their pride and disobedience. This serves as a warning to those who turn away from God, highlighting the transient nature of human achievements without divine blessing.<p><b>in abandoned houses</b><br>Abandoned houses evoke a sense of loss and emptiness. In ancient times, a house was not just a physical structure but a symbol of family, security, and legacy. The abandonment of houses indicates a breakdown of community and familial ties, often resulting from war, exile, or divine judgment. This imagery can be connected to the warnings given to Israel and Judah about the consequences of their unfaithfulness, as seen in the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah. It also reflects the spiritual state of those who reject God's wisdom, leading to isolation and ruin.<p><b>destined to become rubble</b><br>The phrase "destined to become rubble" underscores the inevitability of destruction for those who persist in wickedness. It reflects the biblical principle that sin leads to decay and ruin. This can be seen in the prophetic literature where cities and nations that oppose God's will are foretold to face destruction, such as in the prophecies against Tyre and Sidon. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of the ultimate judgment that awaits unrepentant sinners. In a typological sense, it contrasts with the eternal kingdom of Christ, which is built on a firm foundation and will never be destroyed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him. In this chapter, Eliphaz is speaking, offering his perspective on why Job is suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man who experiences immense suffering and loss. His friends, including Eliphaz, attempt to explain his suffering through their understanding of God's justice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/desolate_cities.htm">Desolate Cities</a></b><br>Symbolic of ruin and abandonment, these cities represent the consequences of wickedness and divine judgment in the context of Eliphaz's speech.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/crumbling_dwellings.htm">Crumbling Dwellings</a></b><br>These are metaphors for instability and decay, suggesting the ultimate fate of those who live in opposition to God's ways.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dialogue.htm">The Dialogue</a></b><br>The ongoing conversation between Job and his friends, which explores themes of suffering, justice, and divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misinterpretation.htm">Understanding Misinterpretation</a></b><br>Eliphaz misinterprets Job's situation, assuming that suffering is always a direct result of personal sin. We must be cautious not to make similar assumptions about others' suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>While Eliphaz's application to Job is incorrect, the principle that sin leads to ruin is biblically sound. We should strive to live righteously to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_compassionate_counsel.htm">The Importance of Compassionate Counsel</a></b><br>Eliphaz's harsh words remind us of the need for empathy and understanding when offering counsel to those who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_dwellings.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Dwellings</a></b><br>The imagery of crumbling dwellings serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly life and the importance of building our lives on eternal foundations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>The Book of Job ultimately points to God's sovereignty and wisdom, even when human understanding fails. Trusting in God's plan is crucial, especially in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_fires.htm">What is the biblical perspective on house fires?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_hardship_today.htm">If Psalm 3 assures the faithful of protection, why do many believers still face hardship or unanswered pleas today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_12_6_align_with_wicked's_fate.htm">In Job 12:6, how does the idea that 'the tents of robbers are at peace' harmonize with other scriptures that insist the wicked are eventually punished?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_deeds_with_israel's_woes.htm">Isaiah 12:5: How do we reconcile the emphasis on 'excellent things' done by God with the historical records of suffering and defeat experienced by the Israelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Which are ready to become heaps.</span>--This completes the description of the haughty tyrant. He dwelt in cities that are to be desolate, or that are desolate, which are ready to become heaps. This may point either to what they were in his intention, or to what he had made them, or to what, in the opinion of the speaker, they were likely to become, notwithstanding his having fortified and dwelt in them.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he dwelleth in desolate cities</span>. Blot only was he sensual and gluttenous, but he was covetous and rapacious also. He dwelt in cities which his hand had desolated - <span class="cmt_word">in houses which no man inhabiteth</span> - since he had driven their owners from them - and which <span class="cmt_word">were ready to become heaps</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> were in a ruinous condition. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/15-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">he will dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·kō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in ruined</span><br /><span class="heb">נִכְחָד֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3582.htm">Strong's 3582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To secrete, by act, word, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֘רִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in abandoned</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּ֭תִּים</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destined</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·‘at·tə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6257.htm">Strong's 6257: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ready</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to crumble.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגַלִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡal·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1530.htm">Strong's 1530: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/15-28.htm">Job 15:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/15-28.htm">OT Poetry: Job 15:28 He has lived in desolate cities (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/15-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 15:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 15:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/15-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 15:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 15:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>