Job 12:14

If he should cast down, who will build up? if he should shut up against man, who shall open?

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

In Context

13With him are wisdom and power, with him counsel and understanding.

15If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: and if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:46this day. And the Lord shall + 17:46 Gr. shut you up. deliver you this day into my hand; and I will kill you, and take away your head from off you, and will give your limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel.

1 Samuel 26:8And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up your enemy into your hands, and now I will + 26:8 Gr. double the stroke to him. strike him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not strike him again.

Job 11:10And if he should overthrow all things, who will say to him, What have you done?

Job 19:10He has torn me around about, and I am gone: and he has cut off my hope like a tree.

Ecclesiastes 7:13For wisdom in its shadow is as the shadow of silver: and the excellence of the knowledge of wisdom will give life to him that has it.

Isaiah 22:22And I will give him the glory of David; and he shall rule, and there shall be none to speak against him: and I will give him the key + 22:22 Rev 3:7 of the house of David upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and there shall be none to shut; and he shall shut, and there shall be none to open.

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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