Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblehe will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble. Young's Literal Translation And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps. King James Bible And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. Hebrew he will dwellוַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן ׀ (way·yiš·kō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell in ruined נִכְחָד֗וֹת (niḵ·ḥā·ḏō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3582: To secrete, by act, word, to destroy cities, עָ֘רִ֤ים (‘ā·rîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement in abandoned לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no houses בָּ֭תִּים (bāt·tîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house destined הִתְעַתְּד֣וּ (hiṯ·‘at·tə·ḏū) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6257: To be ready to crumble. לְגַלִּֽים׃ (lə·ḡal·lîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1530: Something rolled, a heap of stone, dung, a spring of water |