22 He (A)uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.
23 (B)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [a]enlarges nations, and guides them.
24 He takes away the [b]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (C)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:23 Lit. spreads out
  2. Job 12:24 Lit. heart

22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(A)
    and brings utter darkness(B) into the light.(C)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(D)
    he enlarges nations,(E) and disperses them.(F)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(G)
    he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(H)

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