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Job 12:15

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

KJV

Si continuerit aquas, omnia siccabuntur ; et si emiserit eas, subvertent terram.

Vulgate

ἐὰν κωλύσῃ τὸ ὕδωρ, ξηρανεῖ τὴν γῆν· ἐὰν δὲ ἐπαφῇ, ἀπώλεσεν αὐτὴν καταστρέψας.

LXX

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

ASV

הֵ֤ן יַעְצֹ֣ר בַּ/מַּ֣יִם וְ/יִבָ֑שׁוּ וִֽ֝/ישַׁלְּחֵ֗/ם וְ/יַ֖הַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
הָפַ֣ךְ
hpk
verb · 94×
הֹבִ֥ישׁ
hbysh
verb · 73×
מַ֖יִם
mym
noun · 580×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עָצ֔וּר
'tsvr
verb · 45×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w
  • Amos 5:8 — Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon