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Proverbs 30:16
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Proverbs 30:16
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the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
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Proverbs 30:16 in Other Translations
KJV
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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.
ESV
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Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, "Enough."
NLT
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the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.
MSG
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hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire.
CSB
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Sheol; a barren womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"
Proverbs 30:16 In-Context
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those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
15
“The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
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the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’
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“The eye that mocks a father, that scorns an aged mother, will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, will be eaten by the vultures.
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“There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
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Proverbs 27:20
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Isaiah 5:14
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Isaiah 14:9,11
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Habakkuk 2:5
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