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


In Context

12 Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

13 "To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

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

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

16 To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.

17 He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.

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 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 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.