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Job 12:14
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KJ21
Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
ASV
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
AMP
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
AMPC
Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be built again; He shuts a man in, and none can open.
BRG
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
CSB
Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever he imprisons cannot be released.
CSBA
Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever he imprisons cannot be released.
CEB
If he tears down, it can’t be rebuilt; if he ties a person up, he can’t be set free.
CJB
When he breaks something down, it can’t be rebuilt; when he imprisons someone, he can’t be released.
CEV
No one can rebuild what he destroys, or release those he has imprisoned.
DARBY
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
DRA
If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open.
ERV
Anything God tears down cannot be rebuilt. Anyone he puts in prison cannot be set free.
EASY
If God destroys something, nobody can repair it. If God puts someone in prison, that person cannot escape.
EHV
If he tears something down, it cannot be rebuilt. If he shuts a door on a man, it cannot be opened.
ESV
If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.
ESVUK
If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.
EXB
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; anyone he ·puts in prison [L shuts up] cannot be let out.
GNV
Behold, he will break down, and it cannot be built: he shutteth a man up, and he cannot be loosed.
GW
When he tears ⌞something⌟ down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.
GNT
When God tears down, who can rebuild, and who can free those God imprisons?
HCSB
Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released.
ICB
What God tears down cannot be rebuilt. The man God puts in prison cannot be let out.
ISV
When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.
JUB
Behold, he shall break down, and it shall not be built again; he shall shut up a man, and no one shall be able to open unto him.
KJV
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
AKJV
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
LSB
Behold, He pulls down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He closes a man in, and it cannot be opened.
LEB
If he tears down, then it will not be rebuilt; if he shuts a man in, then he cannot be freed.
TLB
“And how great is his might! What he destroys can’t be rebuilt. When he closes in on a man, there is no escape.
MSG
“True wisdom and real power belong to God; from him we learn how to live, and also what to live for. If he tears something down, it’s down for good; if he locks people up, they’re locked up for good. If he holds back the rain, there’s a drought; if he lets it loose, there’s a flood. Strength and success belong to God; both deceived and deceiver must answer to him. He strips experts of their vaunted credentials, exposes judges as witless fools. He divests kings of their royal garments, then ties a rag around their waists. He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs. He forces trusted sages to keep silence, deprives elders of their good sense and wisdom. He dumps contempt on famous people, disarms the strong and mighty. He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun. He makes nations rise and then fall, builds up some and abandons others. He robs world leaders of their reason, and sends them off into no-man’s-land. They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.”
MEV
Surely, He tears down, and it cannot be built again; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
NOG
When he tears something down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.
NABRE
If he knocks a thing down, there is no rebuilding; if he imprisons, there is no release.
NASB
Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a person, and there is no release.
NASB1995
“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
NCB
If he tears down, no one can rebuild; anyone he imprisons cannot gain freedom.
NCV
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out.
NET
If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.
NIRV
What he tears down can’t be rebuilt. The people he puts in prison can’t be set free.
NIV
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.
NIVUK
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released.
NKJV
If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt; If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
NLV
See, He tears down, and it cannot be built again. He puts a man in prison, and no one can free him.
NLT
What he destroys cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
NRSVA
If he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.
NRSVACE
If he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.
NRSVCE
If he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.
NRSVUE
If he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.
OJB
See, what He tears down cannot be reconstructed; He shutteth up an ish, and there can be no prison release.
RGT
“Behold, He will break it down, and it cannot be built. He shuts a man up, and he cannot be loosed.
RSV
If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.
RSVCE
If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.
TLV
If He tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; one He imprisons cannot be released.
VOICE
So, then, what God tears down cannot be built back up; the man He shuts up cannot be released.
WEB
Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
WYC
If he destroyeth, there is no man that buildeth; if he shutteth in a man, there is none that openeth. (If he destroyeth, there is no one who buildeth up again; if he shutteth someone in, there is no one who can release him.)
YLT
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
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