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Job 12:19
19He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the rulers.
Job 12:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- New International Version (NIV)He leads priests away stripped and overthrows officials long established.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.
Context of Job 12:19
17He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools. 18He loosens the bonds of the kings, and binds a loincloth around their waists. He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the rulers. 20He silences the lips of trusted advisors and removes the discernment of elders. 21He pours contempt on nobles and loosens the belts of the mighty.
Read all of Job 12Job 12:19 word by word
מוֹלִ֣יךְ כֹּהֲנִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים יְסַלֵּֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 12:19
- Joshua 10:24When they brought out those kings to Joshua, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the chiefs of the men of war who had gone with him, “Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and put their feet on their necks.
- 1 Samuel 17:45Then David said to the Philistine, “You are coming to me with a sword, a spear and a javelin, but I am coming to you in the Name of Adonai-Tzva’ot, God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Adonai went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
- Isaiah 45:1Thus says Adonai to His anointed, Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him, to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him so that gates may not be shut.
- Revelation 17:14They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them—because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.”
- Revelation 19:19Also I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against the One who sat on the horse and against His army.
Commentaries on Job 12:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty - What multitudes of proofs of this does the history of the world present! Even the late disastrous war with the French republic and empire, which began in 1793, and continued without intermission till 1814, was afterwards renewed, and had a catastrophe that went nearly to ruin Europe. How many princes, or rather priests, כהנים cohanim, have been spoiled of their power, influence, and authority…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He leadeth princes away spoiled - That is, plundered. The word here rendered “princes” כהנים kôhênı̂ym means properly priests, and it is usually so rendered in the Scriptures. The ancient Hebrew interpreters suppose that the word sometimes also means prince. The Chaldee paraphrasist has not unfrequently so rendered it, using the word רבא to express it; Genesis 41:45; Psalm 110:4. In this place, the Vulgate renders it, “sacerdotes;” and the Septuagint…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-25Verses 12-25 This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of His own will, which none can resist. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of others, to dwell most upon the great things in which they agree. Here are no complaints, or reflections. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The priests lose their status or their priestly robes. They might even be naked captives (12:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. princes--rather, "priests," as the Hebrew is rendered (Psa 99:6). Even the sacred ministers of religion are not exempt from reverses and captivity. the mighty--rather, "the firm-rooted in power"; the Arabic root expresses ever-flowing water [Umbreit].Read the comment
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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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