Proverbs 30:16 BSB — MannaFest

Proverbs 30:16

Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’

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ASV

Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

Against Jovinianus 1.28 (420)

Who can hide from himself what is thus enigmatically expressed? "The horseleech had three daughters, dearly loved, but they satisfied her not, and a fourth is not satisfied when you say Enough: the grave, and woman's love, and the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say Enough." The horseleech is the devil, the daughters of the devil are dearly loved, and they cannot be satisfied with the blood of the slain: "the grave, and woman's love, and the earth dry and scorched with heat."

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
שְׁאוֹל֮	she.'Ol	Sheol	H7585 →
וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר	ve.'O.Tzer	and barrenness of	H6115 →
רָ֥חַם	Ra.cham	a womb	H7356 →
אֶ֭רֶץ	'E.retz	land	H776 →
לֹא־	lo'-	[which] not	H3808 →
שָׂ֣בְעָה	Sa.ve.'ah	it is satisfied	H7646 →
מַּ֑יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ	ve.'Esh	and fire	H784 →
לֹא־	lo'-	[which] not	H3808 →
אָ֥מְרָה	'A.me.rah	it says	H559 →
הֽוֹן׃	Hon	enough	H1952 →

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Through
Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 1:8
  All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- Proverbs 30:15–16
  The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
- Ecclesiastes 6:7
  All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
- Habakkuk 2:5
  and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death, he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself and…
Through
Genesis 30:1
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
leads to
- Job 5:2
  For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- Genesis 29:31
  When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
- Genesis 37:11
  And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

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Where the connections lead

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