Font Size
Job 12:12-21
New American Standard Bible
Job 12:12-21
New American Standard Bible
Job Speaks of the Power of God
13 “(B)Wisdom and (C)might are with Him;
Advice and (D)understanding belong to Him.
14 Behold, He (E)tears down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He [b](F)imprisons a person, and [c]there is no release.
15 Behold, He (G)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He (H)sends them out, and they [d]inundate the earth.
16 Strength and sound wisdom are with Him.
One who (I)goes astray and one who leads astray belong to Him.
17 He makes (J)advisers walk [e]barefoot
And makes fools of (K)judges.
18 He (L)undoes the binding of kings,
And ties a loincloth around their waist.
19 He makes priests walk [f]barefoot,
And overthrows (M)the secure ones.
20 He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And (N)takes away the discernment of the elders.
21 He (O)pours contempt on nobles,
And (P)loosens the belt of the strong.
Job 12:12-21
New International Version
Job 12:12-21
New International Version
13 “To God belong wisdom(C) and power;(D)
counsel and understanding are his.(E)
14 What he tears down(F) cannot be rebuilt;(G)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(H)
15 If he holds back the waters,(I) there is drought;(J)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(K)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(L)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(M)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(N)
and makes fools of judges.(O)
18 He takes off the shackles(P) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[a] around their waist.(Q)
19 He leads priests away stripped(R)
and overthrows officials long established.(S)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(T)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(U)
and disarms the mighty.(V)
Footnotes
- Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.