Job 15:28
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.
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- Jeremiah 51:37Rank 2 from verse 28
- Isaiah 5:8–10Rank 3 from verse 28
8¶ Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
9In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
8¶ *Woe vnto them that ioyne house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth.
9‖†In mine eares said the LORD of hostes, Of a trueth many houses shall be desolate, euen great and faire without inhabitant.
10Yea ten acres of vineyard shall yeeld one Bath, and the seed of an Homer shall yeeld an Ephah.
- Jeremiah 26:18Rank 4 from verse 28
18Micah 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 like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
18*Micah the Morashite prophecied in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and spake to all the people of Iudah, saying; Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Ierusalem shall become heapes, and the mountaine of the house, the hie places of a forrest.
- Jeremiah 9:11Rank 5 from verse 28
- Micah 3:12Rank 7 from verse 28
12Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
12*Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Ierusalem shal become heapes, and the mountaine of the house, as the high places of the forrest.
- Micah 7:18Rank 8 from verse 28
18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
18*Who is a God like vnto thee, that pardoneth iniquitie, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? hee retaineth not his anger for euer, because he delighteth in mercy.
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Job 15:28
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. Of a place or land, left empty, uninhabited, waste, ruined, barren, or without former use and fruitfulness. 2. Of a person or people, bereft, forsaken, solitary, or left without help, comfort, family, or support. 3. As a verb, to make empty, waste, ruined, or bereft.
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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Piles or masses. Sense 2: As a verb, gathers or piles up.
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27Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
27Because he couereth his face with his fatnesse, and maketh collops of fat on his flankes.
28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
28And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heapes.
Selected passage29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
29He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof vpon the earth.