Job 12:23
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
22Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.
Cross References
Exodus 1:20And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
Psalms 107:39And they are diminished, and bow down, By restraint, evil, and sorrow.
Isaiah 26:15Thou hast added to the nation, O Jehovah, Thou hast added to the nation, Thou hast been honoured, Thou hast put far off all the ends of earth.
Isaiah 51:2Look attentively unto Abraham your father, And unto Sarah — she bringeth you forth, For — one — I have called him, And I bless him, and multiply him.
Jeremiah 30:19And gone forth from them hath thanksgiving, And the voice of playful ones, And I have multiplied them and they are not few, And made them honourable, and they are not small.
Zechariah 10:8I hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.
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 →