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Proverbs 30:21

For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

KJV

Per tria movetur terra, et quartum non potest sustinere :

Vulgate

For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, whichit cannot bear:

ASV

תַּ֣חַת שָׁ֭לוֹשׁ רָ֣גְזָה אֶ֑רֶץ וְ/תַ֥חַת אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע לֹא תוּכַ֥ל שְׂאֵֽת

Hebrew

By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot bear.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַרְבַּ֥ע
'rb'
adjective · 318×
ו
v
noun · 505×
יִרְגַּ֖ז
yrgz
verb · 41×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Prov 6:16 — These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
  • Prov 19:10 — Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
  • Prov 30:15 — The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: