Job 12:13-25
King James Version
13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.
15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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Job 12:13-25
New King James Version
13 “With Him are (A)wisdom and strength,
He has counsel and understanding.
14 If (B)He breaks a thing down, it cannot be rebuilt;
If He imprisons a man, there can be no release.
15 If He (C)withholds the waters, they dry up;
If He (D)sends them out, they overwhelm the earth.
16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.
18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.
19 He leads [a]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
20 (E)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 (F)He pours contempt on princes,
And [b]disarms the mighty.
22 He (G)uncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.
23 (H)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [c]enlarges nations, and guides them.
24 He takes away the [d]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (I)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
25 (J)They grope in the dark without light,
And He makes them (K)stagger like a drunken man.
Job 12:13-25
English Standard Version
13 (A)“With God[a] are wisdom and might;
he has counsel and understanding.
14 If he tears down, none can rebuild;
if he (B)shuts a man in, none can open.
15 If he (C)withholds the waters, they dry up;
if he (D)sends them out, they overwhelm the land.
16 With him are strength and (E)sound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads (F)counselors away stripped,
and (G)judges he makes fools.
18 He (H)looses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19 He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
(I)and takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (J)pours contempt on princes
and loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (K)uncovers the deeps out of darkness
and brings (L)deep darkness to light.
23 He (M)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and (N)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and (O)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (P)grope in the dark without light,
and he makes them (Q)stagger like a drunken man.
Footnotes
- Job 12:13 Hebrew him
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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