PRO 27:20 Parallel View

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27:20 Variant note: ו/אבדה: (x-qere) ’וַ֭/אֲבַדּוֹ’: lemma_c/10 n_1.0 morph_HC/Ncmsc id_20mvX וַ֭/אֲבַדּוֹ

Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative.
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ULT Sheol and Abaddon are not satisfied,
 ⇔ and the eyes of the man are not satisfied.

UST Just as the place where dead people go never becomes full;
⇔ so people never stop wanting something.

BSB  ⇔ Sheol and Abaddon [fn] are never satisfied;
⇔ so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

27:20 Or Death and Destruction

OEB Abaddon and Sheol are ever unsated.
⇔ and ever unsated the eyes of men.

WEB Sheol[fn] and Abaddon are never satisfied;
⇔ and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.

27:20 Sheol is the place of the dead.

NET As Death and Destruction are never satisfied,
 ⇔ so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.

LSV Sheol and destruction are not satisfied,
And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

FBV In the same way that the grave and destruction[fn] are never satisfied, human desire is never satisfied.

27:20 “The grave and destruction”: literally, “Sheol and Abaddon.”

T4T  ⇔ It is as though the place where the dead people are is always wanting more people to die and come there;
⇔ and humans [SYN] are always wanting to acquire more things, too.

LEB • [fn] and Abaddon[fn] will not be satisfied, and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

?:? A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld

?:? Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.

BBE The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.

ASV Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
 ⇔ And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

DRA Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

YLT Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

DBY Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

RV Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and the eyes of man are never satisfied.

WBS Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

KJB Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.[fn]
(Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.)

27.20 never: Heb. not

BB Hell and destruction are neuer full: euen so the eyes of men can neuer be satisfied.
(Hell and destruction are never full: even so the eyes of men can never be satisfied.)

GNV The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
(The graue and destruction can never be full, so the eyes of man can never be satisfied. )

CB Like as hell & destruccion are neuer full, euen so the eyes of me can neuer be satisfied.
(Like as hell and destruccion are never full, even so the eyes of me can never be satisfied.)

WYC Helle and perdicioun schulen not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid.
(Helle and perdicioun should not be fillid; so and the iyen of men moun not be fillid.)

LUT Hölle und Verderbnis werden nimmer voll, und der Menschen Augen sind auch unsättig.
(hell and Verderbnis become nimmer voll, and the Menschen Augen are also unsättig.)

CLV Infernus et perditio numquam implentur: similiter et oculi hominum insatiabiles.[fn]
(Infernus and perditio numquam implentur: similiter and oculi hominum insatiabiles.)

27.20 Infernus. Inferni tormenta non replentur, etc., usque ad si naturam haberent sine fine vivendi.

27.20 Infernus. Inferni tormenta not/no replentur, etc., usque to when/but_if naturam haberent without fine vivendi.

BRN Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable.

BrLXX Ἅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια οὐκ ἐμπίμπλανται, ὡσαύτως καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἄπληστοι·
(Hadaʸs kai apōleia ouk empimplantai, hōsautōs kai hoi ofthalmoi tōn anthrōpōn aplaʸstoi; )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ

sheol (Some words not found in UHB: sheol and,abaddon not satisfied and,eyes the=humankind not satisfied )

See how you translated this phrase in 15:11.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה & לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה

not satisfied & not satisfied

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one can satisfy … no one can satisfy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה

not satisfied

Here, Solomon speaks of Sheol and Abaddon never lacking room for more dead people are if they were people who are not satisfied. He means that people never stop dying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “never lack space”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠עֵינֵ֥י הָ֝⁠אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה

and,eyes the=humankind not satisfied

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what follows to what he said in the previous clause. In the same way that Sheol and Abaddon are not satisfied, the eyes of the man are not satisfied. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “similarly, the eyes of the man are not satisfied”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠עֵינֵ֥י הָ֝⁠אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה

and,eyes the=humankind not satisfied

Here the eyes refers to desires. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “and the desires of the man are not satisfied”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠עֵינֵ֥י הָ֝⁠אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה

and,eyes the=humankind not satisfied

Here, Solomon speaks of the man never ceasing to desire as if *his eyes were people who are not satisfied. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and a man never stops desiring”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

הָ֝⁠אָדָ֗ם

the=humankind

Although the term man is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “a person” or “any person”

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