When Rachel saw that she bore no children for Jacob, Rachel was jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me sons—if there are none, I’ll die!”
Proverbs 30:16 - Tree of Life Version Sheol, a barren womb, land that is not satisfied with water, and fire that never says, “Enough!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The grave; and the barren womb; The earth that is not filled with water; And the fire that saith not, It is enough. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sheol (the place of the dead), the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that says not, It is enough. American Standard Version (1901) Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough. Common English Bible the grave and a barren womb, a land never filled with water, and fire that doesn’t say, “Enough!” Catholic Public Domain Version Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and a land that is not filled with water. And truly, fire never says, 'Enough.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hell, and the mouth of the womb, and the earth which is not satisfied with water: and the fire never saith: It is enough. |
When Rachel saw that she bore no children for Jacob, Rachel was jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me sons—if there are none, I’ll die!”
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
The leech has two daughters: “Give! Give!” Three things are never satisfied, four never say, “Enough!”—
Therefore Sheol has enlarged its gullet and opened its measureless mouth— down goes her glory, her tumult, her uproar, and the revelry in her.
Indeed, because this wine betrays, a proud man never rests. He enlarges his desire like Sheol, Like death, he is never satisfied. So he gathers to himself all nations, and collects all peoples for himself.