Job 12:19
Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
In Context
18The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
20Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.
Cross References
Joshua 10:24And it cometh to pass, when they bring out these kings unto Joshua, that Joshua calleth unto every man of Israel, and saith unto the captains of the men of war, who have gone with him, 'Draw near, set your feet on the necks of these kings;' and they draw near, and set their feet on their necks.
1 Samuel 17:45And David saith unto the Philistine, 'Thou art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with buckler, and I am coming unto thee in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, God of the ranks of Israel, which thou hast reproached.
Job 34:20[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
Job 35:9Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.
Isaiah 40:23He who is making princes become nothing, Judges of earth as emptiness hath made;
Revelation 17:14these with the Lamb shall make war, and the Lamb shall overcome them, because Lord of lords he is, and King of kings, and those with him are called, and choice, and stedfast.'
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 →