17Heleadeth counsellors away stripped,AndjudgesH8199makethhefools. 18Helooseththebondofkingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,Andhebindeththeirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975withagirdle. 19He leadethpriestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548away stripped,Andoverthroweththemighty. 20Heremoveththespeechofthetrusty,AndtakethawayH5493theunderstandingoftheeldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205. 21Hepourethcontemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937uponprinces,Andlooseththebeltofthestrong. 22Heuncoverethdeepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757thingsoutofdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Andbringethouttolightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216theshadowofdeath. 23He increaseththenationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471,andhe destroyeththem: He enlargeththenationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,andhe leadeththemcaptive. 24HetakethawayH5493understandingfromthechiefsH7218ofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,Andcauseththemtowanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582inawildernesswherethereisnowayH1870. 25Theygropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959inthedarkwithoutlightא֑וֹר'orH216;AndhemakeththemtostaggerH8582likeadrunkenH7910man. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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