Job 12:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
He restrainsיַעְצֹ֣ר
(ya'·tzor)
6113: to restrain, retaina prim. root
the waters,בַּמַּ֣יִם
(bam·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and they dryוְיִבָ֑שׁוּ
(ve·yi·va·shu;)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root
up; And He sendsוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗ם
(vi·shal·le·chem)
7971: to senda prim. root
them out, and they inundateוְיַ֖הַפְכוּ
(ve·ya·haf·chu)
2015: to turn, overturna prim. root
the earth.אָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Behold he withholdeth
`atsar  (aw-tsar')
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and they dry up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
also he sendeth them out
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
and they overturn
haphak  (haw-fak')
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.

King James Bible
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land.

International Standard Version
When he withholds water, rivers dry up; when he lets them loose, they'll flood the land.

NET Bible
If he holds back the waters, then they dry up; if he releases them, they destroy the land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he holds back the waters, there is a drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up: also he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
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