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New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 12:6-24

6The 1tentsH168 of the destroyersH7703 prosperH7951, And those who provokeH7264 GodH410 2are secureH987, 3WhomH834 GodH433 bringsH935 4into their powerH3027.

7“But nowH4994 askH7592 the beastsH929, and let them teachH3384 you; And the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064, and let them tellH5046 you.8OrH176 speakH7878 to the earthH776, and let it teachH3384 you; And let the fishH1709 of the seaH3220 declareH5608 to you.9WhoH4310 among allH3605 theseH428 does not knowH3045 That 5the handH3027 of the LordH3068 has doneH6213 thisH2088,106In whoseH834 handH3027 is the lifeH5315 of everyH3605 livingH2416 thingH2416, And 7the breathH7307 of allH3605 mankindH376H1320?11Does not 8the earH241 testH974 wordsH4405, As the palateH2441 9tastesH2938 its foodH400?12WisdomH2451 is with 10agedH3453 menH3453, With 11longH753 lifeH3117 is understandingH8394.

13“With Him are 12wisdomH2451 and 13mightH1369; To Him belong counselH6098 and 14understandingH8394.14BeholdH2005, He 15tearsH2040 downH2040, and it cannotH3808 be rebuiltH1129; He 1617imprisonsH5462 a manH376, and 18there can be noH3808 releaseH6605.15BeholdH2005, He 19restrainsH6113 the watersH4325, and they dryH3001 up; And He 20sendsH7971 them out, and they 21inundateH2015 the earthH776.16With Him are strengthH5797 and soundH8454 wisdomH8454, The 22misledH7683 and the misleaderH7686 belong to Him.17He makes 23counselorsH3289 walkH1980 24barefootH7758 And makesH1984 foolsH1984 of 25judgesH8199.18He 26loosensH6605 the 27bondH4147 of kingsH4428 And bindsH631 their loinsH4975 with a girdleH232.19He makes priestsH3548 walkH1980 28barefootH7758 And overthrowsH5557 29the secureH386 onesH386.20He deprivesH5493 the trustedH539 ones of speechH8193 And 30takesH3947 away the discernmentH2940 of the eldersH2205.21He 31poursH8210 contemptH937 on noblesH5081 And 32loosensH7503 the beltH4206 of the strongH650.22He 33revealsH1540 mysteriesH6013 from the darknessH2822 And bringsH3318 the deepH6757 darknessH6757 into lightH216.23He 34makesH7679 the nationsH1471 greatH7679, then destroysH6 them; He 35enlargesH7849 the nationsH1471, then leadsH5148 them away.24He 36deprivesH5493 of intelligenceH3820 the chiefsH7218 of the earth’sH776 peopleH5971 And makes them wanderH8582 in a pathlessH3808H1870 wasteH8414.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 12:6 Job 9:24; 21:7-9 ↩
  2. 2. Job 12:6 Job 24:23 ↩
  3. 3. Job 12:6 Or He who brings God into his hand ↩
  4. 4. Job 12:6 Job 22:18 ↩
  5. 5. Job 12:9 Is 41:20 ↩
  6. 6. Job 12:10 Acts 17:28 ↩
  7. 7. Job 12:10 Job 27:3; 33:4 ↩
  8. 8. Job 12:11 Job 34:3 ↩
  9. 9. Job 12:11 Lit tastes food for itself ↩
  10. 10. Job 12:12 Job 15:10; 32:7 ↩
  11. 11. Job 12:12 Lit length of days ↩
  12. 12. Job 12:13 Job 9:4 ↩
  13. 13. Job 12:13 Job 9:4 ↩
  14. 14. Job 12:13 Job 11:6; 26:12; 32:8; 36:5; 38:36 ↩
  15. 15. Job 12:14 Job 19:10; Is 25:2 ↩
  16. 16. Job 12:14 Lit shuts against ↩
  17. 17. Job 12:14 Job 37:7 ↩
  18. 18. Job 12:14 Lit it is not opened ↩
  19. 19. Job 12:15 Deut 11:17; 1 Kin 8:35; 17:1 ↩
  20. 20. Job 12:15 Gen 7:11-24 ↩
  21. 21. Job 12:15 Lit overturn ↩
  22. 22. Job 12:16 Job 13:7, 9 ↩
  23. 23. Job 12:17 Job 3:14 ↩
  24. 24. Job 12:17 Or stripped ↩
  25. 25. Job 12:17 Job 9:24 ↩
  26. 26. Job 12:18 Ps 116:16 ↩
  27. 27. Job 12:18 Or discipline ↩
  28. 28. Job 12:19 Or stripped ↩
  29. 29. Job 12:19 Job 24:22; 34:24-28; 35:9 ↩
  30. 30. Job 12:20 Job 17:4; 32:9 ↩
  31. 31. Job 12:21 Job 34:19; Ps 107:40 ↩
  32. 32. Job 12:21 Job 12:18 ↩
  33. 33. Job 12:22 Dan 2:22; 1 Cor 4:5 ↩
  34. 34. Job 12:23 Is 9:3; 26:15 ↩
  35. 35. Job 12:23 Or spreads out ↩
  36. 36. Job 12:24 Job 12:20 ↩

Commentaries on Job 12

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