Job 12:19
17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
18 He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
20 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
- KJV
- He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- WEB
- He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
- ASV
- He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
- DARBY
- He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
- BLB
- He leads away priests barefoot, and the established He overthrows.
- ÅB
- Han fører prester bort som fanger, og mektige menn støter han ned.
- OTB
- Han leder prester bort barbeint
og styrter dem som har vært lenge etablert. - B1930
- Han fører prester bort som fanger, og mektige menn støter han ned.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 45:1
This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Read in contextIsaiah 37:36–38
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
Read in contextJob 35:9
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Read in contextJoshua 10:24
When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
Read in contextRevelation 19:19–21
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Read in contextJob 34:28
They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Read in contextRevelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Read in contextJob 24:22
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
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