New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 12:17-25

17He makesadvisersיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289walkמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758And makesH1984foolsH1984ofjudgesוְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥יםve.sho.fe.TimH8199.

18Heundoesפִּתֵּ֑חַpi.Te.achH6605the bindingH4147of kingsמְלָכִ֣יםme.la.KhimH4428,And tiesוַיֶּאְסֹ֥רvai.ye'.SorH631a loinclothאֵ֝ז֗וֹר'e.ZorH232around their waistבְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.ma.te.nei.HemH4975.

19He makes priestsכֹּהֲנִ֣יםko.ha.NimH3548walkמוֹלִ֣יךְmo.LikhH1980barefootשׁוֹלָ֑לsho.LalH7758,And overthrowsיְסַלֵּֽף׃ye.sa.LefH5557the secureH386onesH386.

20He deprivesמֵסִ֣ירme.SirH5493the trustedלְנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםle.ne.'e.ma.NimH539ones of speechשָׂ֭פָהSa.fahH8193, Andtakesיִקָּֽח׃yi.KachH3947away the discernmentוְטַ֖עַםve.Ta.'amH2940of the eldersזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205.

21Hepoursשׁוֹפֵ֣ךְsho.FekhH8210contemptבּ֭וּזbuzH937on noblesנְדִיבִ֑יםne.di.VimH5081, Andloosensרִפָּֽה׃ri.PahH7503the beltוּמְזִ֖יחַu.me.Zi.achH4206of the strongאֲפִיקִ֣ים'a.fi.KimH650.

22Herevealsמְגַלֶּ֣הme.ga.LehH1540mysteriesעֲ֭מֻקוֹת'A.mu.kotH6013from the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,And bringsוַיֹּצֵ֖אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the deepצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757into lightלָא֣וֹרla.'orH216.

23HemakesH7679the nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yimH1471greatH7679,then destroysוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.DemH6them; Heenlargesשֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.achH7849the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.YimH1471,then leadsוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.ChemH5148them away.

24Hedeprivesמֵסִ֗ירme.SirH5493the leadersרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the earth’sהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofintelligenceלֵ֭בlevH3820And makes them wanderוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582in a pathlessלֹא־ דָֽרֶךְ׃lo'- Da.rekhH3808 H1870wastelandבְּתֹ֣הוּbe.To.huH8414.

25Theygropeיְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־ye.mash.shu-H4959in darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822with noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808lightא֑וֹר'orH216, And He makes themstaggerוַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗םvai.yat.'EmH8582like a drunkenH7910personH7910.

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