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Job 12:15
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KJ21
Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
ASV
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
AMP
“Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; Again, He sends the waters out, and they overwhelm and devastate the earth.
AMPC
He withholds the waters, and the land dries up; again, He sends forth [rains], and they overwhelm the land or transform it.
BRG
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
CSB
When he withholds water, everything dries up, and when he releases it, it destroys the land.
CSBA
When he withholds water, everything dries up, and when he releases it, it destroys the land.
CEB
If he restricts water, they have drought; if he lets it loose, it overturns the land.
CJB
When he holds back water, there is drought; when he sends it out, it overruns the land.
CEV
God can hold back the rain or send a flood,
DARBY
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
DRA
If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth.
ERV
If he holds back the rain, the earth will dry up. If he lets the rain loose, it will flood the land.
EASY
If God stops the rain, the land becomes dry. If he sends lots of rain, there are floods.
EHV
Look! He holds back the waters, and the land dries up. He turns them loose, and the earth is overwhelmed.
ESV
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
ESVUK
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
EXB
If God holds back the waters, ·there is no rain [L they dry up]; if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.
GNV
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: but when he sendeth them out, they destroy the earth.
GW
When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth.
GNT
Drought comes when God withholds rain; floods come when he turns water loose.
HCSB
When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land.
ICB
If God holds back the waters, there is a time without rain. But if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.
ISV
When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they’ll flood the land.
JUB
Behold, he shall withhold the waters, and they shall dry up; also he shall send them forth, and they shall destroy the earth.
KJV
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
AKJV
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
LSB
Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
LEB
Look, if he withholds the water, then they dry up; and if he sends them out, then they overwhelm the land.
TLB
He withholds the rain, and the earth becomes a desert; he sends the storms and floods the ground.
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 withholds the waters, and they dry up; also He sends them out, and they overthrow the earth.
NOG
When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth.
NABRE
He holds back the waters and there is drought; he sends them forth and they overwhelm the land.
NASB
Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
NASB1995
“Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
NCB
If he holds back the waters, drought ensues; if he releases them, the land is overwhelmed.
NCV
If God holds back the waters, there is no rain; if he lets the waters go, they flood the land.
NET
If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; if he releases them, they destroy the land.
NIRV
If he holds back the water, everything dries up. If he lets the water loose, it floods the land.
NIV
If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
NIVUK
If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
NKJV
If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
NLV
See, He stops the waters and they dry up. He sends them out, and they cover the earth.
NLT
If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
NRSVA
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
NRSVACE
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
NRSVCE
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
NRSVUE
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
OJB
See, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; also He sendeth them out, and they overturn eretz.
RGT
“Behold, He withholds the waters, and they dry up. But when He sends them out, they destroy the Earth.
RSV
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
RSVCE
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
TLV
If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He releases them, they destroy the earth.
VOICE
If God withholds the rains and stops the streams from flowing, the earth suffers drought; if He unleashes too much, the lands are ravaged by flood.
WEB
Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
WYC
If he holdeth together (the) waters, all things shall be made dry; and if he sendeth out those waters, they shall destroy the earth.
YLT
Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.
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