Job 12:13-25
Legacy Standard Bible
Job Speaks of God’s Strength
13 “With Him are (A)wisdom and (B)might;
To Him belong counsel and (C)discernment.
14 Behold, He (D)pulls down, and it cannot be rebuilt;
He (E)closes a man in, and it cannot be opened.
15 Behold, He (F)restrains the waters, and they dry up;
And He (G)sends them out, and they overturn the earth.
16 With Him are strength and sound wisdom;
The (H)misled and the misleader belong to Him.
17 He makes (I)counselors walk [a]barefoot
And makes fools of (J)judges.
18 He (K)opens the [b]bond of kings
And binds their loins with a belt.
19 He makes priests walk [c]barefoot
And subverts (L)the enduring ones.
20 He removes speech from the faithful
And (M)takes away the discerning taste of the elders.
21 He (N)pours contempt on nobles
And (O)loosens the belt of the strong.
22 He (P)reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings out the shadows of death into light.
23 He (Q)makes the nations great, then makes them perish;
He [d]enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
24 He (R)removes the heart of wisdom from the heads of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless [e]waste.
25 They (S)grope in darkness with no light,
And He makes them (T)wander about like a drunken man.
Job 12:13-25
New Living Translation
13 “But true wisdom and power are found in God;
counsel and understanding are his.
14 What he destroys cannot be rebuilt.
When he puts someone in prison, there is no escape.
15 If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
16 Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
17 He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.
18 He removes the royal robe of kings.
They are led away with ropes around their waist.
19 He leads priests away, stripped of status;
he overthrows those with long years in power.
20 He silences the trusted adviser
and removes the insight of the elders.
21 He pours disgrace upon princes
and disarms the strong.
22 “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness;
he brings light to the deepest gloom.
23 He builds up nations, and he destroys them.
He expands nations, and he abandons them.
24 He strips kings of understanding
and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.
25 They grope in the darkness without a light.
He makes them stagger like drunkards.
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