Job 15:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 15:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 15:28 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 15:28 — KJV
“And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.”
— Job 15:28 (KJV)
Job 15:28 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 15:28
“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation”
Shares key themes with Job 15:28: desolate, cities, houses
“And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. desolate: Heb. desolation”
Shares key themes with Job 15:28: desolate, cities, heaps
“And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:28: desolate, cities, become
“I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:28: desolate, become
“Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.”
Shares key themes with Job 15:28: cities, houses
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