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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 Study 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="/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 />"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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><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="/kj2000/job/12.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.<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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/12.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Behold, he breaks down, and it cannot be built again: he shuts up a man, and there can be no opening.<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="/afv/job/12.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Behold, if He tears down, no one can rebuild; if He shuts in a man, no one can open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/12.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.<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="/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><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/12.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Beholde, he will breake downe, and it can not be built: he shutteth a man vp, and he can not be loosed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/12.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Beholde if he breake downe a thing, who can set it vp againe? yf he shut a thing, who wyll open it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/12.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Yf he breake downe a thinge, who can set it vp agayne? Yf he shutt a thinge, who wil open it?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><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><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><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?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/12.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005. hen (hane) -- lo! behold!">Lo</a><a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040. harac (haw-ras') -- to throw down, break or tear down">, He breaketh down</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">, and it is not</a><a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129. banah (baw-naw') -- to build"> built up</a><a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462. cagar (saw-gar') -- to shut, close">, He shutteth</a><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921. al (al) -- upon, above, over"> against</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> a man</a><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">, And it is not</a><a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605. pathach (paw-thakh') -- appear"> opened.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="הרס vqi3ms 2040">Whatever He tears down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="בנה vni3ms 1129"> be rebuilt</a>; <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376">whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="סגר vqi3ms 5462"> He imprisons</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="פתח_1 vni3ms 6605"> be released</a>. </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005. hen (hane) -- lo! behold!">"Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040. harac (haw-ras') -- to throw down, break or tear down">He tears</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040. harac (haw-ras') -- to throw down, break or tear down">down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">and it cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129. banah (baw-naw') -- to build">be rebuilt;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462. cagar (saw-gar') -- to shut, close">He imprisons</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808. lo' (lo) -- not">and there can be no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605a.htm" title="6605a">release.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040. harac (haw-ras') -- to throw down, break or tear down">Behold, he breaketh down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129. banah (baw-naw') -- to build">and it cannot be built again:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462. cagar (saw-gar') -- to shut, close">he shutteth up</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605. pathach (paw-thakh') -- appear">and there can be no opening.</a> </span></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>