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Proverbs 30:16

Proverbs 30:16 (WEB)

Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

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  • “But who can hide from himself what is thus enigmatically expressed?“The horseleech had three daughters, dearly loved, but they satisfied her not, and a fourth is not satisfied when you say Enough; the grave, and woman’s love, and the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that saith not, Enough.”” — editor's note: Prov. xxx. 15, 16.

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