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Proverbs 30:16

Contentment

14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.

15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

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

17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
KJV
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
WEB
Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’
ASV
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
DARBY
Sheol, and the barren womb; the earth which is not filled with water, and the fire which saith not, It is enough.
BLB
Sheol, and the barren womb, earth not satisfied with water, and the fire never having said, ‘Enough!’
ÅB
Det er dødsriket og det ufruktbare morsliv, jorden, som aldri blir mett av vann, og ilden, som aldri sier: Nok!
OTB
graven, det ufruktbare morslivet, jorden som aldri blir mett av vann, og ilden som aldri sier: 'Nok!'
B1930
Det er dødsriket og det ufruktbare morsliv, jorden, som aldri blir mett av vann, og ilden, som aldri sier: Nok!

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 27:20

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

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  • Habakkuk 2:5

    and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and collects all the peoples as his own.

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  • Genesis 30:1

    When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

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