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


In Context

12 With the aged is wisdom, and in length of days understanding.

13 With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.

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

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

16 With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, 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 American Standard 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 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.