Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
New American Standard Bible
He
King James Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
International Standard Version
When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.
A Conservative Version
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again. He shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
American Standard Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Amplified
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
Bible in Basic English
Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.
Darby Translation
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, he will pull down and it shall not be built up: he will shut up against man and it shall not be opened.
King James 2000
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt; if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, He breaks down, and it can not be built up again; He shuts up a man, and no one opens.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If he break down a thing, who can set it up again? If he shut a thing, who will open it?
NET Bible
If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! He pulleth down, and it cannot be built, He closeth up over a man, and it cannot be opened:
Webster
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
World English Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
Themes
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Nations » The lord destroying nations
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 12:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
If You Want To Learn
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counsel and understanding are His.
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
and when He releases them, they destroy the land.
Cross References
Job 11:10
or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
Isaiah 22:22
I will place the key
Revelation 3:7
1 Samuel 17:46
Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, cut your head off, and give the corpses
1 Samuel 24:18
You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me.
1 Samuel 26:8
Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice!”
Job 9:12-13
Who can ask Him, “What are You doing?”
Job 16:11
He throws me into the hands of the wicked.
Job 19:10
He uproots my hope like a tree.
Job 37:7
so that all men may know His work.
Isaiah 14:23
“I will make her a swampland and a region for screech owls,
This is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
Isaiah 25:2
a fortified city, into ruins;
the fortress of barbarians
it will never be rebuilt.
Jeremiah 51:58
This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.
Jeremiah 51:64
Then say, ‘In the same way, Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I am bringing on her. They will grow weary.’”
The words of Jeremiah end here.
Malachi 1:4
Though Edom says: “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild
Romans 11:32
For God has imprisoned all in disobedience,