Parallel Verses
Amplified
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is 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.
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 King James verseion
The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, 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,'
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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,
“Give, give!”
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Four that do not say, “It is enough”:
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “It is enough.”
The eye that mocks a father
And scorns a mother,
The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
And the young vultures will devour it.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:20
Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
Habakkuk 2:5
“Moreover, wine is treacherous and betrays the arrogant man,
So that he does not stay at home.
His appetite is large like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples [as if he owned them].
Genesis 30:1
When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”