28 he will inhabit ruined towns

and houses where no one lives,

houses crumbling to rubble.

29 He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure,

nor will his possessions spread over the land.

30 He will not escape the darkness;

a flame will wither his shoots,

and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away.

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities,

And in houses which no man inhabiteth,

Which are ready to become heaps.

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,

Neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

30 He shall not depart out of darkness;

The flame shall dry up his branches,

And by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

28 But their cities will be ruined.

They will live in abandoned houses

that are ready to tumble down.

29 Their riches will not last,

and their wealth will not endure.

Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.

30 “They will not escape the darkness.

The burning sun will wither their shoots,

and the breath of God will destroy them.

28 He dwells in desolate cities,

In houses which no one inhabits,

Which are destined to become ruins.

29 He will not be rich,

Nor will his wealth continue,

Nor will his possessions overspread the earth.

30 He will not depart from darkness;

The flame will dry out his branches,

And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.

28 they will live in towns that are ruined,

in houses where no one lives,

which are crumbling into ruins.

29 The wicked will no longer get rich,

and the riches they have will not last;

the things they own will no longer spread over the land.

30 They will not escape the darkness.

A flame will dry up their branches;

God’s breath will carry the wicked away.

28 And he hath dwelt in desolate cities,

In houses which no man inhabited,

Which were ready to become heaps;

29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue,

Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.

30 He shall not depart out of darkness;

The flame shall dry up his branches,

And by the breath of God’s mouth shall he go away.

28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, in houses that no man inhabiteth, which are destined to become heaps. 29 He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth. 30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches; and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

28 He lives in ruined cities 

where no one dwells, 

in houses that are doomed to be piles of rubble. 

29 He won’t get rich, 

and his wealth won’t last. 

His possessions won’t spread out over the land. 

30 “He won’t escape the darkness. 

A flame will shrivel his branches. 

He will be blown away by his own breath. 

28 he will dwell in ruined cities,

in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure.

His possessions will not increase in the land.

30 He will not escape from the darkness;

flames will wither his shoots,

and by the breath of God’s mouth, he will depart.

28 they will live in desolate cities,

in houses that no one should inhabit,

houses destined to become heaps of ruins;

29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,

nor will they strike root in the earth;

30 they will not escape from darkness;

the flame will dry up their shoots,

and their blossom will be swept away by the wind.

28 he will dwell in desolate cities,

in houses that they should not inhabit,

which are destined for rubble.

29 He will not become rich, and his wealth will not endure,

and their possessions will not stretch across the earth.

30 “He will not escape from darkness;

a flame will dry up his new shoot,

and by the wind of his mouth he shall be removed.

28 They’ll live in towns that have been destroyed.

They’ll live in houses where no one else lives.

The houses will crumble to pieces.

29 They won’t be rich anymore. Their wealth won’t last.

Their property will no longer spread out over the land.

30 They won’t escape the darkness of death.

A flame will dry up everything they have.

The breath of God will blow them away.

28 “He has lived in desolate cities,

In houses no one would inhabit,

Which are destined to become ruins.

29 “He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;

And his grain will not bend down to the ground.

30 “He will not escape from darkness;

The flame will wither his shoots,

And by the breath of His mouth he will go away.