Job 12:15
Lo! he withholdeth the waters, and they are dried up; He sendeth them forth, and they lay waste the earth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14Lo! he pulleth down, and it shall not be rebuilt; He bindeth a man, and he shall not be set loose.
16With him are strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
Cross References
Psalms 104:7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Amos 5:8Seek him, that made the Pleiades and Orion; That changeth death-like darkness into morning, And darkeneth day into night; That calleth up 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 →