Verse Comparison: Job 12:15
American Standard Version
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Amplified® Bible
He withholds the waters, and the land dries up; again, He sends forth [rains], and they overwhelm the land {or} transform it.
Contemporary English Version
God can hold back the rain or send a flood,
Darby English Version
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Good News Bible
Drought comes when God withholds rain; floods come when he turns water loose.
King James Version
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
New International Version
If he holds back the waters, there is drought;
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
New King James Version
If He withholds the waters, they dry up;
If He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, He restrains the waters, and they dry up; And He sends them out, and they inundate the earth.
Revised Standard Version
If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.
