Job 12:14
“Behold, he breaketh downe, and it cannot be built againe: hee shutteth vp a man, and there can be no opening.”
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Job 12:14 Context
12With the ancient is wisedome, and in length of dayes, vnderstanding. 13With him is wisedome & strength, he hath counsell and vnderstanding. 14Behold, he breaketh downe, and it cannot be built againe: hee shutteth vp a man, and there can be no opening. 15Behold, hee withholdeth the waters, and they drie vp: also hee sendeth them out, and they ouerturne the earth. 16With him is strength & wisedome: the deceiued, and the deceiuer, are his.
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Other Translations for Job 12:14
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- King James Version
"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
- Darby Bible
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- Webster's Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
- World English Bible
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 12:14
12:14 No opening - Without God's permission. Yea, he shuts up in the grave, and none can break open those sealed doors. He shuts up in hell, in chains of darkness, and none can pass that great gulf.