Job 12:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֣ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
He tears down,יַ֭הֲרֹוס
(ya·ha·ro·vs)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root
and it cannotוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
be rebuilt;יִבָּנֶ֑ה
(yib·ba·neh;)
1129: to builda prim. root
He imprisonsיִסְגֹּ֥ר
(yis·gor)
5462: to shut, closea prim. root
a man,אִ֝֗ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
and there can be noוְלֹ֣א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
release.יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃
(yip·pa·te·ach.)
6605a: to opena prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Behold he breaketh down
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
and it cannot be built again
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
he shutteth up
cagar  (saw-gar')
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender -- close up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, straitly.
a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and there can be no opening
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

King James Bible
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

International Standard Version
When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.

NET Bible
If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he tears [something] down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.
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