Job 12:23
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
Cross References
Exodus 1:20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
Psalms 107:39When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
Isaiah 26:15You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
Zechariah 10:8I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
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 →