New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 12:17-25
17He makes 1counselorsH3289 walkH1980 2barefootH7758 And makesH1984 foolsH1984 of 3judgesH8199.18He 4loosensH6605 the 5bondH4147 of kingsH4428 And bindsH631 their loinsH4975 with a girdleH232.19He makes priestsH3548 walkH1980 6barefootH7758 And overthrowsH5557 7the secureH386 onesH386.20He deprivesH5493 the trustedH539 ones of speechH8193 And 8takesH3947 away the discernmentH2940 of the eldersH2205.21He 9poursH8210 contemptH937 on noblesH5081 And 10loosensH7503 the beltH4206 of the strongH650.22He 11revealsH1540 mysteriesH6013 from the darknessH2822 And bringsH3318 the deepH6757 darknessH6757 into lightH216.23He 12makesH7679 the nationsH1471 greatH7679, then destroysH6 them; He 13enlargesH7849 the nationsH1471, then leadsH5148 them away.24He 14deprivesH5493 of intelligenceH3820 the chiefsH7218 of the earth’sH776 peopleH5971 And makes them wanderH8582 in a pathlessH3808H1870 wasteH8414.25They 15gropeH4959 in darknessH2822 with noH3808 lightH216, And He makes them 16staggerH8582 like a drunkenH7910 manH7910.
Notes
- 1. Job 12:17 Job 3:14 ↩
- 2. Job 12:17 Or stripped ↩
- 3. Job 12:17 Job 9:24 ↩
- 4. Job 12:18 Ps 116:16 ↩
- 5. Job 12:18 Or discipline ↩
- 6. Job 12:19 Or stripped ↩
- 7. Job 12:19 Job 24:22; 34:24-28; 35:9 ↩
- 8. Job 12:20 Job 17:4; 32:9 ↩
- 9. Job 12:21 Job 34:19; Ps 107:40 ↩
- 10. Job 12:21 Job 12:18 ↩
- 11. Job 12:22 Dan 2:22; 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
- 12. Job 12:23 Is 9:3; 26:15 ↩
- 13. Job 12:23 Or spreads out ↩
- 14. Job 12:24 Job 12:20 ↩
- 15. Job 12:25 Job 5:14 ↩
- 16. Job 12:25 Is 24:20 ↩
Commentaries on Job 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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