And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
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Gill's Exposition
He shall not be rich,.... Though his heart is set upon it, he is determined at any rate to be rich; he labours for it with all his might and main, and yet shall not attain what he is so desirous of;…
Barnes' Notes
And he dwelleth - Or rather, “therefore he shall dwell.” As a consequence of his opposing God, and devoting himself to a life of sensuality and ease, he shall dwell in a desolate place. Instead of…
Eliphaz, having reproved Job for his answers, here comes to maintain his own thesis, upon which he built his censure of Job. His opinion is that those who are wicked are certainly miserable, whence he…
Cambridge Bible
and he dwelleth and he dwelt.
which no man inhabiteth which should not be inhabited.
are ready to become which were destined to be heaps. The idea seems to be that the wicked man settled in and…
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