Job 12:25
יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ ־ חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא ־ אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
In Context
24מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם ־ הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא ־ דָֽרֶךְ ׃
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:29וְהָיִיתָ מְמַשֵּׁשׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר יְמַשֵּׁשׁ הָעִוֵּר בָּאֲפֵלָה וְלֹא תַצְלִיחַ אֶת ־ דְּרָכֶיךָ וְהָיִיתָ אַךְ עָשׁוּק וְגָזוּל כָּל ־ הַיָּמִים וְאֵין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ ׃
Psalms 107:27יָחוֹגּוּ וְיָנוּעוּ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְכָל ־ חָכְמָתָם תִּתְבַּלָּֽע ׃
Isaiah 24:20נוֹעַ תָּנוּעַ אֶרֶץ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָה כַּמְּלוּנָה וְכָבַד עָלֶיהָ פִּשְׁעָהּ וְנָפְלָה וְלֹא ־ תֹסִיף קֽוּם ׃ ס
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 →