Job 12:23

מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

In Context

22מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי ־ חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת ׃

24מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא ־ דָֽרֶךְ ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 1:20וַיֵּיטֶב אֱלֹהִים לַֽמְיַלְּדֹת וַיִּרֶב הָעָם וַיַּֽעַצְמוּ מְאֹֽד ׃

Psalms 107:39וַיִּמְעֲטוּ וַיָּשֹׁחוּ מֵעֹצֶר רָעָה וְיָגֽוֹן ׃ ׆

Isaiah 26:15יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי יְהוָה יָסַפְתָּ לַגּוֹי נִכְבָּדְתָּ רִחַקְתָּ כָּל ־ קַצְוֵי ־ אָֽרֶץ ׃

Isaiah 51:2הַבִּיטוּ אֶל ־ אַבְרָהָם אֲבִיכֶם וְאֶל ־ שָׂרָה תְּחוֹלֶלְכֶם כִּי ־ אֶחָד קְרָאתִיו וַאֲבָרְכֵהוּ וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ ׃ ס

Jeremiah 30:19וְיָצָא מֵהֶם תּוֹדָה וְקוֹל מְשַׂחֲקִים וְהִרְבִּתִים וְלֹא יִמְעָטוּ וְהִכְבַּדְתִּים וְלֹא יִצְעָֽרוּ ׃

Zechariah 10:8אֶשְׁרְקָה לָהֶם וַאֲקַבְּצֵם כִּי פְדִיתִים וְרָבוּ כְּמוֹ רָבֽוּ ׃

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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