Job 12:15
Behold, He keeps in the waters, and they are dried up, || And He sends them forth, || And they overturn the land.
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In Context
14Behold, He breaks down, and it is not built up, || He shuts against a man, || And it is not opened.
16With Him [are] strength and wisdom, || His the deceived and deceiver.
Cross References
Genesis 6:17And I, behold, I am bringing in the flood of waters on the earth, to destroy from under the heavens all flesh in which [is] a living spirit; all that [is] in the earth expires.
Genesis 8:1And God remembers Noah, and every living thing, and all the livestock which [are] with him in the Ark, and God causes a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,
1 Kings 8:35In the heavens being restrained, and there is no rain, because they sin against You, and they have prayed toward this place, and confessed Your Name, and turn back from their sin, for You afflict them,
1 Kings 17:7And it comes to pass, at the end of [the] days, that the brook dries up, for there has been no rain in the land,
Psalms 104:7They flee from Your rebuke, || They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
Amos 5:8The Maker of the Pleiades and Orion, || And He who is turning death-shade to the morning—And He has made day [as] dark [as] night—Who is calling to the waters of the sea, || And pours them on the face of the earth, || YHWH [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 →