Verse List for PROV 30:16

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B I ◄ ← Prov 30:16 ↓ → ► ═ ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)
• 1. the grave,
• 2. a childless woman,
• 3. land that never has enough water, and
• 4. fire that never stops spreading.

OET-LV Shəʼōl and_barrenness _of a _womb land which_not it _is _satisfied water and_fire which_not it _says enough.

ULT Sheol, and the closure of the womb, ⇔ a land not satisfied with water, ⇔ and a fire—it does not say, ‘Enough!’

UST the place where dead people are, ⇔  childless women, ⇔  soil that never receives enough water, ⇔  and fire that keeps consuming more.

BSB & MSB
• Sheol,
• the barren womb,
• land never satisfied with water,
• and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB Sheol,[fn] ⇔  the barren womb, ⇔  the earth that is not satisfied with water, ⇔  and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

NET the grave, the barren womb, ⇔ land that is not satisfied with water, ⇔ and fire that never says, “Enough!”

LSV Sheol, and a restrained womb,
Earth—it [is] not satisfied [with] water,
And fire—it has not said, “Sufficiency,”

FBV The grave, the womb that doesn't become pregnant, the earth thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, “Enough!”

T4T The place where the dead people are; ⇔ women who do not have any children; ⇔ ground that needs water/rain; ⇔ and a fire that always needs more wood.

LEB • Sheol[fn] and barrenness of womb,
• the land is not satisfied with water,
• and fire does not say “enough!”

BBE The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.

Moff Death and a barren womb ⇔ Earth athirst ever for the rain, ⇔  Fire never to be satisfied.

JPS The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not: 'Enough.'

ASV Sheol; and the barren womb; ⇔ The earth that is not satisfied with water; ⇔ And the fire that saith not, Enough.

DRA Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough.

YLT Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth — it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire — it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'

Drby — Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.

RV The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith not, Enough.
(The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that saith/says not, Enough.)

SLT Hades; and the closed womb; the earth not filled with water; and fire said not, Wealth.

Wbstr The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

KJB-1769 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
(The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith/says not, It is enough.)

KJB-1611 The graue; and the barren wombe; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps The graue, the barren wombe, and the earth that hath neuer water enough: as for fire it sayth neuer hoe.
(The grave, the barren womb, and the earth that hath/has never water enough: as for fire it saith/says never hoe.)

Gnva The graue, and the barren wombe, the earth that cannot be satisfied with water, and the fire that sayeth not, It is ynough.
(The grave, and the barren womb, the earth that cannot be satisfied with water, and the fire that saith/says not, It is enough.)

Cvdl There be thre thinges that are neuer satisfied, and the fourth saieth neuer hoo. The hell, a womans wombe, and the earth hath neuer water ynough. As for fyre, it sayeth neuer: hoo.
(There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth saith/says never hoo. The hell, a woman’s womb, and the earth hath/has never water enough. As for fire, it saith/says never: hoo.)

Wycl helle, and the mouth of the wombe, and the erthe which is neuere fillid with water; but fier seith neuere, It suffisith.
(hell, and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is never filled with water; but fire saith/says never, It sufficeth/suffices.)

Luth die Hölle, der Frauen verschlossene Mutter, die Erde wird nicht Wassers satt, und das Feuer spricht nicht: Es ist genug.
(the hell, the/of_the women closed mother, the earth/land/ground becomes not waters full/fed_up, and the fire(n) speaks/says not: It is enough.)

ClVg Infernus, et os vulvæ, et terra quæ non satiatur aqua: ignis vero numquam dicit: Sufficit.[fn]
(Infernus, and mouth vulvæ, and earth/land which not/no satiatur water: fire indeed/however never he_says: Enough.)

UHB שְׁאוֹל֮ וְ⁠עֹ֪צֶ֫ר רָ֥חַם אֶ֭רֶץ לֹא־שָׂ֣בְעָה מַּ֑יִם וְ֝⁠אֵ֗שׁ לֹא־אָ֥מְרָה הֽוֹן׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX PROV 30:16 verse available

BrTr No BrTr PROV 30:16 verse available