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Job 12:15

New Living Translation

15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert. If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.

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American Standard Version

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Christian Standard Bible

When he withholds water, everything dries up, and when he releases it, it destroys the land.

English Standard Version

If he withholds the waters, they dry up; if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land.

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.

World English Bible

Behold, he withholds the waters, and they dry up. Again, he sends them out, and they overturn the earth.