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Job 12:13-25
English Standard Version
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
Job 12:13-25
New International Version
Job 12:13-25
New International Version
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)
Footnotes
- Job 12:18 Or shackles of kings / and ties a belt
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