| NETBible | the grave, 1 the barren womb, 2 land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!” 3 |
| NIV © |
the grave, the barren womb, land, which is never satisfied with water, and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ |
| NASB © |
Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough." |
| NLT © |
the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire. |
| MSG © |
hell, a barren womb, a parched land, a forest fire. |
| BBE © |
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough. |
| NRSV © |
Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire that never says, "Enough." |
| NKJV © |
The grave, The barren womb, The earth that is not satisfied with water––And the fire never says, "Enough!" |
| KJV | The grave <07585>_; and the barren <06115> womb <07356>_; the earth <0776> [that] is not filled <07646> (8804) with water <04325>_; and the fire <0784> [that] saith <0559> (8804) not, [It is] enough <01952>_. |
| NASB © |
Sheol <7585> , and the barren <6115> womb <7358> , Earth <776> that is never <3808> satisfied <7646> with water <4325> , And fire <784> that never <3808> says <559> , "Enough ."<1952> |
| LXXM | adhv <86> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ erwv {N-NSM} gunaikov <1135> N-GSF kai <2532> CONJ tartarov {N-NSM} kai <2532> CONJ gh <1065> N-NSF ouk <3364> ADV empiplamenh {V-PMPNS} udatov <5204> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ udwr <5204> N-NSN kai <2532> CONJ pur <4442> N-NSN ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV eipwsin {V-AAS-3P} arkei <714> V-PAI-3S |
| NET [draft] ITL | the grave <07585> , the barren <06115> womb <07356> , land <0776> that is not <03808> satisfied <07646> with water <04325> , and fire <0784> that never <03808> says <0559> , “Enough !”<01952> |
| HEBREW | Nwh <01952> hrma <0559> al <03808> saw <0784> Mym <04325> hebv <07646> al <03808> Ura <0776> Mxr <07356> ruew <06115> lwas (30:16) <07585> |
| NETBible | the grave, 1 the barren womb, 2 land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!” 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn The term שְׁאוֹל (she’ol, “Sheol”) refers here to the realm of the dead: “the grave” (so KJV, NIV, NLT); cf. TEV, CEV “the world of the dead”; NAB “the nether world.” 2 tn 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). 3 sn 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. |