Job 12:19
He leadeth priests away captive, And overthroweth the mighty.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
In Context
18He looseth the authority of kings, And bindeth their loins with a cord.
20He removeth speech from the trusty, And taketh away judgment from the elders.
Cross References
Job 34:20In a moment they die; yea, at midnight Do the people stagger and pass away, And the mighty are destroyed without hand.
Job 35:9The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
Isaiah 40:23That bringeth princes to nothing, And reduceth the rulers of the earth to vanity.
Revelation 17:14These will make war with the Lamb; and the Lamb will overcome them, because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
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 →