14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.


In Context

11 Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

12 With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

13 With God is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.

14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.

Job 12:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:14What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man he imprisons cannot be released.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:14If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.