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When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />If He breaks <i>a thing</i> down, it cannot be rebuilt; <i>If</i> He imprisons a man, there can be no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a person, and there is no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Behold, He pulls down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He closes a man in, and it cannot be opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever he tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever he imprisons cannot be released.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No one can rebuild what he destroys, or release those he has imprisoned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When he tears [something] down, it cannot be rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When God tears down, who can rebuild, and who can free those God imprisons? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When he tears down, nobody rebuilds; when he incarcerates, nobody escapes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he breaks down, and it can’t be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, He breaks down, and it is not built up, "" He shuts against a man, "" And it is not opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, he will pull down and it shall not be built up: he will shut up against man and it shall not be opened.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a. man, there is none that can open. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If he tears down, there is no one who can build up; if he encloses a man, there is no one who can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If he knocks a thing down, there is no rebuilding; if he imprisons, there is no release. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If he tears down, no one can rebuild; if he shuts someone in, no one can open up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, if he demolishes, who can build; and if he shuts up a man in prison, who can open?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Behold if He casts down, who builds up, and if he shuts up the face of a man, who opens?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1847" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Job Responds to Zophar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hên (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">What</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: ya·hă·rō·ws (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">He tears down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: yib·bā·neh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">be rebuilt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: yis·gōr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">He imprisons</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: yip·pā·ṯê·aḥ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">be released.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Isaiah 22:22</a></span><br />I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a></span><br />To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Matthew 16:19</a></span><br />I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-7.htm">Isaiah 45:7</a></span><br />I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-27.htm">Jeremiah 32:27</a></span><br />“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-26.htm">Matthew 19:26</a></span><br />Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-36</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” / “Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has purposed, and who can thwart Him? His hand is outstretched, so who can turn it back?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Psalm 33:10-11</a></span><br />The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. / The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a></span><br />All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">Isaiah 43:13</a></span><br />Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-39.htm">Acts 5:39</a></span><br />But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19</a></span><br />For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.</p><p class="hdg">he breaketh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-12.htm">Job 9:12,13</a></b></br> Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-10.htm">Job 11:10</a></b></br> If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></b></br> I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="hdg">he shutteth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/16-11.htm">Job 16:11</a></b></br> God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a></b></br> This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-18.htm">1 Samuel 24:18</a></b></br> And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.</p><p class="hdg">up.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/9-17.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Building</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Built</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Imprisons</a> <a href="/job/6-9.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/job/11-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/3-1.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/11-5.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/job/4-21.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/job/3-14.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/esther/2-18.htm">Release</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/13-9.htm">Released</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-33.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Tears</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/16-12.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/job/16-14.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/51-18.htm">Building</a> <a href="/job/20-19.htm">Built</a> <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Imprisons</a> <a href="/psalms/30-11.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/job/14-3.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/27-19.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/psalms/51-18.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Rebuilt</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Release</a> <a href="/psalms/105-20.htm">Released</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/107-42.htm">Shuts</a> <a href="/job/16-11.htm">Shutteth</a> <a href="/job/16-9.htm">Tears</a><div class="vheading2">Job 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-1.htm">Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Job, it reflects Job's understanding of God's absolute power over creation and human affairs. The imagery of tearing down and rebuilding is reminiscent of the destruction and restoration themes found throughout the Bible, such as the fall of Jerusalem and its eventual rebuilding (<a href="/nehemiah/2-17.htm">Nehemiah 2:17-18</a>). It also echoes the prophetic declarations found in <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a>, where God is portrayed as the potter who shapes and reshapes nations and individuals according to His will. This phrase underscores the futility of human efforts against divine will, a theme prevalent in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament.<p><b>the man He imprisons cannot be released.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's control over human destiny, including life and death, freedom and captivity. The imagery of imprisonment can be seen as both literal and metaphorical, reflecting situations where individuals find themselves in circumstances beyond their control. Biblically, this can be connected to the story of Joseph, who was imprisoned yet ultimately released by God's providence (Genesis 39-41). However, the phrase here suggests a situation where God's decision is final and unchangeable, emphasizing His ultimate authority. It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of spiritual bondage and freedom, where Christ is seen as the one who can truly set captives free (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>). This phrase serves as a reminder of the limitations of human power and the need for reliance on God's mercy and grace.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Creator and Sustainer of the universe, whose power and authority are emphasized in this verse. Job acknowledges God's ultimate control over all things.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the broader context. They engage in dialogues with Job, often misunderstanding his situation and God's nature.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_uz.htm">The Land of Uz</a></b><br>The setting of the Book of Job, a region whose exact location is uncertain but is traditionally associated with the area east of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/suffering_and_restoration.htm">Suffering and Restoration</a></b><br>The broader theme of the Book of Job, where Job's trials and eventual restoration highlight God's sovereignty and the mystery of human suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognize that God has ultimate control over all circumstances. His decisions are final, and His authority is unmatched.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Understand that human efforts are futile without God's blessing. We must rely on His wisdom and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when situations seem irreversible, trust that God's plan is perfect. He knows what is best for us, even when we do not understand.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_suffering.htm">The Mystery of Suffering</a></b><br>Accept that suffering can be part of God's sovereign plan. It is not always a result of personal sin but can serve a greater purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a></b><br>Maintain faith and integrity during trials, as Job did. Trust that God is working behind the scenes for our ultimate good.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_12_contradict_resurrection.htm">When Job 14:12 says the dead 'do not rise,' does this contradict later scriptures affirming an immediate afterlife or resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_19_conflict_with_miracles.htm">In Job 14:19, is the natural, erosive power of water wearing down stones at odds with the miracles and divine interventions reported elsewhere in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_14_14_doubt_resurrection.htm">Does Job 14:14's question 'If someone dies, will they live again?' indicate uncertainty about resurrection, challenging other parts of the Bible that teach it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_the_temple_veil_tear.htm">What caused the temple veil to tear at Jesus' death?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Behold, he breaketh down . . .</span>--God has equal power over the moral and physical world.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again</span>. Professor Lee thinks that the allusion is to the cities of the plain (<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-29</a>). But the sentiment is so general, that we may well doubt if particular instances were in Job's mind. At any rate, the destructive agencies of nature must be as much included as any supernatural acts. He shutteth up a man (comp. <a href="/job/11-10.htm">Job 11:10</a>). God "shuts up" men when be hedges them in with calamities or other circumstances, which take away from them all freedom of action (<a href="/job/3-23.htm">Job 3:23</a>; <a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</a>) When he does this, the result follows - <span class="cmt_word">There can be no opening</span>. No other power can give release. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">What</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He tears down</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֭הֲרוֹס</span> <span class="translit">(ya·hă·rō·ws)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be rebuilt;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִבָּנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yib·bā·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֝֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He imprisons</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסְגֹּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(yis·gōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be released.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפָּתֵֽחַ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pā·ṯê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-14.htm">Job 12:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-14.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:14 Behold he breaks down and it can't (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>