Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land. New Living Translation If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth. English Standard Version If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. Berean Standard Bible If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. King James Bible Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. New King James Version If He withholds the waters, they dry up; If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth. New American Standard Bible “Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. NASB 1995 “Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. NASB 1977 “Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they overturn the earth. Amplified Bible “Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; Again, He sends the waters out, and they overwhelm and devastate the earth. Christian Standard Bible When he withholds water, everything dries up, and when he releases it, it destroys the land. Holman Christian Standard Bible When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land. American Standard Version Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. Contemporary English Version God can hold back the rain or send a flood, English Revised Version Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth. Good News Translation Drought comes when God withholds rain; floods come when he turns water loose. International Standard Version When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land. Majority Standard Bible If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. NET Bible If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; if he releases them, they destroy the land. New Heart English Bible Look, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. World English Bible Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, He keeps in the waters, and they are dried up, "" And He sends them forth, "" And they overturn the land. Young's Literal Translation Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land. Smith's Literal Translation Behold, he will hold back upon the waters, and they will dry up: and he will send them forth and they will overturn the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version If he restrains the waters, everything will dry up; and if he sends them forth, they will subdue the land. New American Bible He holds back the waters and there is drought; he sends them forth and they overwhelm the land. New Revised Standard Version If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he releases them they ruin the land. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If he rebukes the waters, they dry up, and if he sends them out, they overturn the land OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Responds to Zophar…14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released. 15If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land. 16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.… Cross References Genesis 7:11-12 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. / And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights. Exodus 14:21-22 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, / and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left. Psalm 104:6-9 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. / At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away— / the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them— ... Isaiah 50:2 Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. Isaiah 44:27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’ Jeremiah 5:22 Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it. Amos 9:6 He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name. Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. Matthew 8:26-27 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. / The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” John 2:7-9 Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. / “Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the master of the banquet.” They did so, / and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside John 4:14 But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” John 7:38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” John 9:7 Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. Treasury of Scripture Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up: also he sends them out, and they overturn the earth. Behold Job 12:10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Genesis 8:1,2 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; … 1 Kings 8:35,36 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: … he sendeth Genesis 6:13,17 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth… Genesis 7:11,23 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened… Psalm 104:7-9 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away… Jump to Previous Devastate Dried Drought Dry Earth Forth Holds Keepeth Keeps Lets Overturn Overturned Overwhelm Restrains Sends Waters Withholdeth WithholdsJump to Next Devastate Dried Drought Dry Earth Forth Holds Keepeth Keeps Lets Overturn Overturned Overwhelm Restrains Sends Waters Withholdeth WithholdsJob 12 1. Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him7. He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence If He holds back the waters The phrase "holds back" in Hebrew is "עָצַר" (atsar), which conveys the idea of restraining or withholding. In the ancient Near Eastern context, water was a symbol of life and sustenance, essential for agriculture and survival. The imagery here reflects God's sovereign control over creation. Just as God restrained the waters during the creation narrative in Genesis, He continues to exercise authority over the natural world. This highlights God's omnipotence and the belief that all elements of nature are subject to His will. they dry up if He releases them they overwhelm the land Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Ifהֵ֤ן (hên) Interjection Strong's 2005: Lo! behold! He holds back יַעְצֹ֣ר (ya‘·ṣōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6113: To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble the waters, בַּמַּ֣יִם (bam·ma·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen they dry up, וְיִבָ֑שׁוּ (wə·yi·ḇā·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither and if He releases them, וִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם (wî·šal·lə·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out they overwhelm וְיַ֖הַפְכוּ (wə·ya·hap̄·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert the land. אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Job 12:15 NIVJob 12:15 NLT Job 12:15 ESV Job 12:15 NASB Job 12:15 KJV Job 12:15 BibleApps.com Job 12:15 Biblia Paralela Job 12:15 Chinese Bible Job 12:15 French Bible Job 12:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 12:15 Behold he withholds the waters and they (Jb) |
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