Job 12:15
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; and he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
14Behold, he breaketh down, and it is not built again; he shutteth up a man, and there is no opening.
16With him is strength and effectual knowledge; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
Cross References
Genesis 6:17For I, behold, I bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all flesh under the heavens in which is the breath of life: everything that is on the earth shall expire.
Genesis 8:1And God remembered Noah, and all the animals, and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.
1 Kings 8:35When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, because thou hast afflicted them;
1 Kings 17:7And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.
Psalms 104:7At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away;
Amos 5:8[seek him] that made the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah 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 →