Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, Enough.
New American Standard Bible
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”
King James Version
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
Holman Bible
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
International Standard Version
The afterlife, the barren womb, earth that still demands water, and fire they never say, "Enough".
A Conservative Version
Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough.
American Standard Version
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Amplified
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is enough.”
Bible in Basic English
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.
Darby Translation
Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.
Julia Smith Translation
Hades; and the closed womb; the earth not filled with water; and fire said not, Wealth.
King James 2000
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that says not, It is enough.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Sheol and barrenness of womb, the land is not satisfied [with] water, and fire does not say "enough!"
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There be three things that are never satisfied, and the fourth sayeth never, "Hoo." The hell, a woman's womb, and the earth hath never water enough. As for fire, it sayeth never, "Hoo."
NET Bible
the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, "Enough!"
New Heart English Bible
Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'
The Emphasized Bible
Hades, and barrenness, - A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough!
Webster
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
World English Bible
Sheol, the barren womb; the earth that is not satisfied with water; and the fire that doesn't say, 'Enough.'
Youngs Literal Translation
Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 30:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Four Things That Are Never Satisfied
15 The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give! Three things are never satisfied, yea, four things never say, Enough! 16 The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, Enough. 17 The eye that mocks at his father and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Habakkuk 2:5
And also wine indeed betrays a proud man, and he is not content. He widens his soul like Sheol, and he is like death, and is not satisfied, but gathers all nations to himself, and heaps to himself all the peoples.
Genesis 30:1
And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.