Should your springs be dispersed ¹  outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?

biblegateway Pro 5:16

Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

Should your springs flow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

Why should water flow out of your spring? Why should your streams flow into the streets?

biblegateway Pro 5:16

Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?

bibleoremus Pro 5:16

Should your springs be scattered abroad, streams of water in the streets?

Do not let your well overflow into the road, your runnels of water pour into the street.

biblegateway Pro 5:16

Should your fountains be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, [and] rivers of waters in the streets.

biblegateway Pro 5:16

Should your springs be dispersed ¹  outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?

¹ tn The verb means “to be scattered; to be dispersed”; here the imperfect takes a deliberative nuance in a rhetorical question.