17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(A) what I am about to do?(B)

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12 It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery(A) and restore to me his covenant blessing(B) instead of his curse today.(C)

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10 He performs wonders(A) that cannot be fathomed,
    miracles that cannot be counted.(B)

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13 “To God belong wisdom(A) and power;(B)
    counsel and understanding are his.(C)
14 What he tears down(D) cannot be rebuilt;(E)
    those he imprisons cannot be released.(F)
15 If he holds back the waters,(G) there is drought;(H)
    if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(I)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(J)
    both deceived and deceiver are his.(K)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(L)
    and makes fools of judges.(M)
18 He takes off the shackles(N) put on by kings
    and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(O)
19 He leads priests away stripped(P)
    and overthrows officials long established.(Q)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.(R)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(S)
    and disarms the mighty.(T)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(U)
    and brings utter darkness(V) into the light.(W)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(X)
    he enlarges nations,(Y) and disperses them.(Z)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(AA)
    he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(AB)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(AC)
    he makes them stagger like drunkards.(AD)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt

13 Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?(A)
14 You are the God who performs miracles;(B)
    you display your power among the peoples.

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Who is like the Lord our God,(A)
    the One who sits enthroned(B) on high,(C)
who stoops down to look(D)
    on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor(E) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them(G) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
He settles the childless(H) woman in her home
    as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

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to him who alone does great wonders,(A)
His love endures forever.

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