Job 12:25

Let them grope in darkness, and let there be no light, 1 And let them wander as a drunken man.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

In Context

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

Deuteronomy 28:29And thou shalt grope at midday, as a blind man would grope in the darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and then thou shalt be unjustly treated, and plundered continually, and there shall be no helper.

Isaiah 24:20It reels as a drunkard and one oppressed with wine, and the earth shall be shaken as a storehouse of fruits; for iniquity has prevailed upon it, and it shall fall, and shall not be able to rise.

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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