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Job 12:23

Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: 1 Overthrowing the nations, and leading them away. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

In Context

22Revealing deep things out of darkness: 1 And he has brought into light the shadow of death. 1

24Perplexing the minds of the princes of the earth: 1 And he causes them to wander in a way they have not known, saying, 1

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Cross References

Exodus 1:20And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.

Isaiah 26:15bring more evils on the glorious ones of the earth.

Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah that bore you: for he was alone when I called him, and blessed him, and loved him, and multiplied him.

Jeremiah 30:19Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai has perished; cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament; for Milcom shall go into banishment, his priests and his princes together.

Zechariah 10:8I will make a sign to them, and gather them in; for I will redeem them, and they shall be multiplied according to their number before.

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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