Proverbs 30:16
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30:16the grave,44 the barren womb,45
land that is not satisfied with water,
and fire that never says, “Enough!”46
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- 44 The term שְׁאוֹל (she’ol, “Sheol”) refers here to the realm of the dead: “the grave” (so , , ); cf. , “the world of the dead”; “the nether world.”
- 45 Heb “the closing of the womb,” a situation especially troubling for one who is consumed with a desire for children (e.g., Gen 16:2; 30:1).
- 46 There is no clear lesson made from these observations. But one point that could be made is that greed, symbolized by the leech, is as insatiable as all these other things. If that is the case, the proverb would constitute a warning against the insatiable nature of greed.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Sheol, the barren womb,
the land never satisfied with water,
and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
the grave, the barren womb,
land, which is never satisfied with water,
and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Sheol; a childless womb;
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”
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NLTNew Living Translation
the grave,
the barren womb,
the thirsty desert,
the blazing fire.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Sheol and barrenness of womb,
the land is not satisfied with water,
and fire does not say “enough!”
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KJV 1900King 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.
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