Verse Comparison: Job 12:14
American Standard Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
Amplified® Bible
Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be built again; He shuts a man in, and none can open.
Contemporary English Version
No one can rebuild what he destroys, or release those he has imprisoned.
Darby English Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
Good News Bible
When God tears down, who can rebuild, and who can free those God imprisons?
King James Version
Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, He tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt; He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
New International Version
What he tears down cannot be rebuilt;
the man he imprisons cannot be released.
New King James Version
If He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, He tears down, and no one can rebuild; He imprisons a man, and cannot expect freedom.
Revised Standard Version
If he tears down, none can rebuild; if he shuts a man in, none can open.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
