Proverbs 30:15

The leech hath two banot: Give! Give! 1 There are shalosh (three) that are never satisfied, 1 indeed, four things never say, Enough! 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

In Context

14There is a dor (generation), whose teeth are as charavot (swords), 1 and their jaw teeth are as knives, 1 to devour the aniyim (oppressed poor ones) from off ha'aretz, 1 and the evyonim (needy ones) from among adam. 1

16Sheol, and the barren womb; 1 eretz that is never satisfied with mayim; 1 and eish that saith not, Enough! 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 30:21For shalosh the eretz is disquieted, 1 and for four which it cannot bear: 1

Proverbs 30:29There are shloshah which are majestic in stride, 1 indeed, four are stately in walk: 1

Isaiah 57:3But draw near to here, 1 ye bnei onenah (you children of a sorceress), 1 zera mena'ef (offspring of an adulterer) and she who plays the zonah. 1

Hosea 4:18When their drink is sour, + 4:18 i.e., when intoxicated 1 they have committed whoredom; 1 her mogenim (shields, rulers) deeply love kalon (ignominy, shame). 1

Amos 1:6Thus saith Hashem: 1 For shloshah peysha'im of Azah (Gaza), 1 even for arba'ah, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; 1 because they carried away captive the golus shleimah (entire exiled population), 1 to deliver them up to Edom; 1

Amos 1:11Thus saith Hashem: 1 For shloshah peysha'im of Edom, even for arba'ah, 1 I will not turn away the punishment thereof; 1 because he did pursue his brother with the cherev, 1 and did cast off all rachamim, 1 and his anger did rage perpetually, 1 and he kept his wrath netzach; 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:11-15

Four Wicked Generations. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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