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


In Context

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.

17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

Job 12:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:15If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:15If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:15Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:15Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up: also he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.