Proverbs 30:16

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15The leech hath two banot: Give! Give! 1 There are shalosh (three) that are never satisfied, 1 indeed, four things never say, Enough! 1

17The ayin (eye) that mocketh at av, 1 and scorneth to obey em, 1 the ravens of the valley shall peck it out, 1 and the bnei nesher shall eat it. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 30:1And when Rachel saw that she did not bear [banim] to Ya'akov, Rachel had kina toward her achot; and said unto Ya'akov, Give me banim, or else I die.

Isaiah 5:14Therefore Sheol hath enlarged herself, 1 and opened her mouth without chok (limit); 1 and their nobility, and their masses, 1 and their throngs, and the reveler, 1 shall descend into it. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 30:16-18

Four Things Unsearchable. 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: 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. He had spoken before of those that devoured the poor ( v. 14 ), and had… Read the whole commentary →

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