28 He has (A)lived in desolate cities,
In houses no one would inhabit,
Which are destined to become [a]ruins.
29 He (B)will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his property will not stretch out on the earth.
30 He will (C)not [b]escape from darkness;
The (D)flame will dry up his shoot,
And he will go away by (E)the breath of His mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:28 Or heaps
  2. Job 15:30 Lit turn aside

28 he will inhabit ruined towns
    and houses where no one lives,(A)
    houses crumbling to rubble.(B)
29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,(C)
    nor will his possessions spread over the land.(D)
30 He will not escape the darkness;(E)
    a flame(F) will wither his shoots,(G)
    and the breath of God’s mouth(H) will carry him away.(I)

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