The Non Smoking Gun

Humans can dig holes and make a well.

They used to hew dwellings in the mountains to live in security.

And dwellings hewed out of mountains ingeniously?

And they used to carve dwellings in the hills, without fear.

And you carve out dwellings in the mountains, with skill?

They were hewing the mountains into houses, therein dwelling securely

Will you still skilfully hew houses out of the mountains?

And they were hewing out houses from mountains feeling secure.

And hew ye out houses in the mountains skilfully! g

And they used to hew out dwellings from the mountains (feeling themselves) secure.

And you carve houses out of mountains with great skill.

They used to carve homes in the mountains, feeling secure.

And you skillfully carve houses in the mountains?

They used to hew out houses from the mountains and lived in security.

You hew dwellings in mountains and exult in that.

And they used to hew out dwellings from the hills, (wherein they dwelt) secure.

Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?

They used to hew out dwellings from mountains feeling secure.

while you skillfully hew out houses from the mountains?

They hewed their dwellings out of the mountains in safety.

Will you still hew your dwellings in the mountains?

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.

They would carve secure houses out of the mountains.

carving comfortable houses out of the mountains?

And they hewed houses in the mountains in security.

And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly

They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security

hewing out houses in the mountains and taking pride in your skill?

Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.

And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.

Thus (Gog and Magog) could neither climb over it nor dig a hole through (the rampart).

Therefore Yajuj and Majuj were neither able to surmount it, nor could they pierce it.

So they were unable either to scale it or pierce it.

Thus they Were not able to mount it, nor Were they able to burrow through it.

So they Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) were made powerless to scale it or dig through it.

So they were unable to climb it, and they could not penetrate it.

Such was the rampart that Gog and Magog could not scale, nor could they pierce it.

And (Gog and Magog) were not able to surmount, nor could they pierce (it).

So they could neither scale it, nor could they make a hole in it.

Thereafter they could neither scale it, nor could they pierce it.

So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able to effect in it any penetration.

(Thus he constructed the barrier which) neither Gog nor Magog were able to climb nor were they able to dig a tunnel through the iron and brass barrier.

So they were not able to scale it nor could they make a hole in it.