Job 12:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹God removes priests and others
    who have great power—
²⁰he confuses wise,
    experienced advisors,
²¹puts mighty kings to shame,
    and takes away their power.

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Job 12:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹He leads ^[a]princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.
²⁰^(A)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
²¹^(B)He pours contempt on princes,
And ^[b]disarms the mighty.

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Footnotes

Job 12:19 Lit. priests, but not in a technical sense
Job 12:21 loosens the belt of

Job 12:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹He leads priests away stripped^(A)
    and overthrows officials long established.^(B)
²⁰He silences the lips of trusted advisers
    and takes away the discernment of elders.^(C)
²¹He pours contempt on nobles^(D)
    and disarms the mighty.^(E)