Proverbs 30:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Sheol,שְׁאֹול֮
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
and the barrenוְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר
(ve·'o·tzer)
6115: restraint, coercionfrom atsar
womb, 
 
7358: wombfrom an unused word
Earthאֶ֭רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
that is neverלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
satisfiedשָׂ֣בְעָה
(sa·ve·'ah)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
with water,מַּ֑יִם
(ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
And fireוְ֝אֵ֗שׁ
(ve·'esh)
784: a firea prim. root
that neverלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
says,אָ֥מְרָה
(a·me·rah)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Enough."הֹֽון׃
(ho·vn.)
1952: wealth, sufficiencyfrom hun


















KJV Lexicon
The grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
and the barren
`otser  (o'-tser)
closure; also constraint -- barren, oppression, prison.
womb
racham  (rakh'-am)
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
that is not filled
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
with water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
that saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
not It is enough
hown  (hone)
wealth; by implication, enough -- enough, + for nought, riches, substance, wealth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Sheol, and the barren womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says, "Enough."

King James Bible
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sheol; a childless womb; earth, which is never satisfied with water; and fire, which never says, "Enough!"

International Standard Version
The afterlife, the barren womb, earth that still demands water, and fire—they never say, "Enough".

NET Bible
the grave, the barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, "Enough!"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Sheol and her barren womb, the ground that is not filled with water, and fire does not say, “It is enough.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the grave, a barren womb, a land that never gets enough water, a fire that does not say, "Enough!"

King James 2000 Bible
The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that says not, It is enough.
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