Job 12:15

Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

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In The King James Version

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

In Context

14Truly, there is no building up of what is pulled down by him; when a man is shut up by him, no one may let him loose.

16With him are strength and wise designs; he who is guided into error, together with his guide, are in his hands;

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Cross References

Genesis 6:17For truly, I will send a great flow of waters over the earth, for the destruction from under the heaven of all flesh in which is the breath of life; everything on the earth will come to an end.

Genesis 8:1And God kept Noah in mind, and all the living things and the cattle which were with him in the ark: and God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters went down.

1 Kings 8:35When heaven is shut up and there is no rain, because of their sin against you; if they make prayers with their faces turned to this place, honouring your name and turning away from their sin when you send trouble on them:

1 Kings 17:7Now after a time the stream became dry, because there was no rain in the land.

Psalms 104:7At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;

Amos 5:8Go for help to him who makes Orion and the Pleiades, by whom the deep dark is turned into morning, who makes the day black with night; whose voice goes out to the waters of the sea, sending them out over the face of the earth: the Lord is his name;

Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →

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