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Job 12:14–15

14 If iHe breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;

If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.

15 If He jwithholds the waters, they dry up;

If He ksends them out, they overwhelm the earth.

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Job 12:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)

14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;

those he imprisons cannot be released.

15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought;

if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.

Job 12:14–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;

if he shuts a man in, none can open.

15 If he withholds the waters, they dry up;

if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.

Job 12:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again:

He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up:

Also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Job 12:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.

When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.

15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.

If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.

Job 12:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;

anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out.

15 If God holds back the waters, there is no rain;

if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.

Job 12:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again;

He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up;

Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Job 12:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Job 12:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 When he tears ⸤something⸥ down, it cannot be rebuilt. 

When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed. 

15 When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. 

When he releases them, they flood the earth. 

Job 12:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt;

whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

15 When He withholds the waters, everything dries up,

and when He releases them, they destroy the land.

Job 12:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 If he tears down, no one can rebuild;

if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.

15 If he withholds the waters, they dry up;

if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.

Job 12:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt;

if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.

15 Look, if he withholds the water, then they dry up;

and if he sends them out, then they overwhelm the land.

Job 12:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 What he tears down can’t be rebuilt.

Any man he puts in prison can’t be set free.

15 If he holds back the water, everything dries up.

If he lets the water loose, it floods the land.

Job 12:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;

He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

15 Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up;

And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.


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