Job 12:24
Who taketh away the sense of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and hath caused them to wander in a pathless waste:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25They grope about in the dark, having no light, and He hath made them to reel, like a drunken man.
Cross References
Job 17:4For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.
Psalms 107:4They wandered about in the desert—in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;
Isaiah 6:9Then said he—Go and say unto this people,—Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Daniel 4:12The foliage thereof, was beautiful, and, the fruit thereof, abundant, and there was food for all therein,—under it, the wild beast of the field found shade, and, among its branches, dwelt the birds of the heavens, and, therefrom, was well fed, all flesh.
Daniel 4:16Let, its heart, from a man’s, be changed, and, the heart of a wild beast, be given to it,—and let seven seasons pass over it.
Hosea 7:11So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,
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 →