Job 12:15
Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
14Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
16With Him [are] strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.
Cross References
Genesis 6:17'And I, lo, I am bringing in the deluge of waters on the earth to destroy all flesh, in which [is] a living spirit, from under the heavens; all that [is] in the earth doth expire.
Genesis 8:1And God remembereth Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle which [are] with him in the ark, and God causeth a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subside,
1 Kings 8:35'In the heavens being restrained, and there is no rain, because they sin against Thee, and they have prayed towards this place, and confessed Thy name, and from their sin turn back, for Thou dost afflict them,
1 Kings 17:7And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,
Psalms 104:7From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
Amos 5:8The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day [as] night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah [is] His name;
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 →