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That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.1
- that which is wanting: Heb. defect
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
A crooked thing one is not able to make straight, and a lacking thing is not able to be numbered.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
That which is bent may not be made straight, and that which is not there may not be numbered.
What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
[That which is] crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
What is twisted cannot be straightened,1 and what is lacking cannot be counted.2
- The MT reads the active “to be straight”; however, the BHS editors suggest the passive “to be straightened,” which is supported by LXX, which reflects a passive form
- The MT reads “to be numbered”; however, the BHS editors suggest “to be supplied,” comparing 1:15b with similar wording in the Babylonian Talmud: “May the Almighty replenish your loss” (b. Berachot 16b)
What is crooked cannot be made straight; and that lacking cannot be numbered.
What is crooked cannot be made straight; and that lacking cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.1
- that which is wanting: Heb. defect.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
That which is crooked, cannot be straight,—and, that which is wanting, cannot be reckoned.
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.1
- that which is wanting: Heb. defect
That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.
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