Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Holman Bible
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
International Standard Version
When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.
A Conservative Version
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again. He shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
American Standard Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Amplified
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
Bible in Basic English
Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.
Darby Translation
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, he will pull down and it shall not be built up: he will shut up against man and it shall not be opened.
King James 2000
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt; if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, He breaks down, and it can not be built up again; He shuts up a man, and no one opens.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If he break down a thing, who can set it up again? If he shut a thing, who will open it?
NET Bible
If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! He pulleth down, and it cannot be built, He closeth up over a man, and it cannot be opened:
Webster
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
World English Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
Themes
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Nations » The lord destroying nations
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 12:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
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To God belong wisdom and power. Counsel and understanding are his.
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Cross References
Job 11:10
Who can oppose the one who passes by and confines you in prison and convenes a court?
Isaiah 22:22
I will lay the key of the house of David on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut and he will shut, and no one will open.
Revelation 3:7
To the angel of the congregation in Philadelphia write: He says these things. He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no man shuts, and shuts and no man opens.
1 Samuel 17:46
Today Jehovah will help me defeat you. I will knock you down and cut off your head! I will feed the bodies of the other Philistine soldiers to the birds and wild animals. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a real God.
1 Samuel 24:18
You have shown me how you were kind enough not to kill me when Jehovah gave you the chance.
1 Samuel 26:8
Abishai said to David: God put your enemy in your power tonight. Let me plunge his own spear through him and pin him to the ground. I will do it with just one blow. I will not have to strike twice!
Job 9:12-13
He takes away and who can hinder God? Who can say to God: 'What are you doing?'
Job 16:11
God hands me over to ruffians. He tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
Job 19:10
He beats me down on every side until I am gone. He uproots my hope like a tree.
Job 37:7
He seals the hand of every man and all men may know His work.
Isaiah 14:23
I will turn Babylon into a marsh. Porcupines will live there. I will sweep Babylon with a broom that will sweep everything away. I, the Sovereign Lord Jehovah have spoken.
Isaiah 25:2
You have made the city a heap, the mighty city a ruin. The palace of aliens is a city no more. It will never be rebuilt.
Jeremiah 51:58
This is what Jehovah of Hosts says: The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled, and its high gates will be set on fire. People exhaust themselves for nothing. The nations wear themselves out only to have a fire.
Jeremiah 51:64
Say: 'Babylon will sink like this scroll. It will never rise again because of the disasters that I will bring on it.' The words of Jeremiah end here.
Malachi 1:4
Esau's descendants, the Edomites, say: Our towns have been destroyed, but we will rebuild them. Thus Jehovah (YHWH) will reply: Let them rebuild. I will tear them down again. People will call them the evil country. They are the nation with whom Jehovah has a long lasting anger.
Romans 11:32
For God has stopped all disobedience so he might show mercy to all.