Proverbs 30:16
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The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
In other translations
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
- Habakkuk 2:5Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: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.
- Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.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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