Proverbs 30:16

שְׁאוֹל וְעֹצֶר רָחַם אֶרֶץ לֹא ־ שָׂבְעָה מַּיִם וְאֵשׁ לֹא ־ אָמְרָה הֽוֹן ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

15לַֽעֲלוּקָה ׀ שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת הַב ׀ הַב שָׁלוֹשׁ הֵנָּה לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה אַרְבַּע לֹא ־ אָמְרוּ הֽוֹן ׃

17עַיִן ׀ תִּֽלְעַג לְאָב וְתָבוּז לִֽיקֲּהַת ־ אֵם יִקְּרוּהָ עֹרְבֵי ־ נַחַל וְֽיֹאכְלוּהָ בְנֵי ־ נָֽשֶׁר ׃ פ

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Cross References

Genesis 30:1וַתֵּרֶא רָחֵל כִּי לֹא יָֽלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב וַתְּקַנֵּא רָחֵל בַּאֲחֹתָהּ וַתֹּאמֶר אֶֽל ־ יַעֲקֹב הָֽבָה ־ לִּי בָנִים וְאִם ־ אַיִן מֵתָה אָנֹֽכִי ׃

Isaiah 5:14לָכֵן הִרְחִיבָה שְּׁאוֹל נַפְשָׁהּ וּפָעֲרָה פִיהָ לִבְלִי ־ חֹק וְיָרַד הֲדָרָהּ וַהֲמוֹנָהּ וּשְׁאוֹנָהּ וְעָלֵז בָּֽהּ ׃

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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