Proverbs 30:16
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth [that] is not filled with water; and the fire [that] saith not, [It is] enough.
The grave {H7585}; and the barren {H6115} womb {H7356}; the earth {H776} that is not filled {H7646} with water {H4325}; and the fire {H784} that saith {H559} not, It is enough {H1952}.
Sh'ol and a barren womb; the earth, never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.
Cross-References
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Proverbs 27:20 (9 votes)
¶ Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. -
Habakkuk 2:5 (6 votes)
¶ Yea 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: -
Genesis 30:1 (4 votes)
¶ And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
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