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


In Context

11 Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

12 With the very aged is wisdom, And with length of days understanding.

13 With Him are wisdom and might, To him are counsel and understanding.

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

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

16 With Him are strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

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 American Standard 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 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 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.