15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:15-16
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 15
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The leech לַֽעֲלוּקָ֨ה׀ H5936 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular has two שְׁתֵּ֥י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct daughters בָנוֹת֮ H1323 Noun - feminine plural Give הַ֤ב׀ H3051 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular [and] Give הַ֥ב H3051 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular There הֵ֭נָּה H2007 Pronoun - third person feminine plural are three שָׁל֣וֹשׁ H7969 Number - feminine singular [things that] are never לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle satisfied תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה H7646 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural four [that] אַ֝רְבַּ֗ע H702 Number - feminine singular never לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle say אָ֥מְרוּ H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Enough הֽוֹן׃ H1952 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16
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Sheol שְׁאוֹל֮ H7585 Noun - common singular the barren וְעֹ֪צֶ֫ר H6115 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct womb רָ֥חַם H7356 Noun - masculine singular land אֶ֭רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular never לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle satisfied שָׂ֣בְעָה H7646 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular with water מַּ֑יִם H4325 Noun - masculine plural and fire וְ֝אֵ֗שׁ H784 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular that never לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle says אָ֥מְרָה H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Enough הֽוֹן׃ H1952 Noun - masculine singular