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Job 12:24

22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

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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.

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BSB
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
KJV
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
WEB
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
ASV
He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
DARBY
He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
BLB
He turns aside the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and makes them wander in a wilderness without a path.
ÅB
Høvdingene i landet fratar han forstanden og lar dem fare vill i et uveisomt øde;
OTB
Han fratar jordens ledere deres fornuft
og får dem til å vandre i et sporløst ødeland.
B1930
Høvdingene i landet fratar han forstanden og lar dem fare vill i et uveisomt øde;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 107:40

    He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

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  • Job 12:20

    He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.

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  • Hosea 7:11

    So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.

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  • Isaiah 19:1

    This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

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  • Daniel 4:16

    Let his mind be changed from that of a man, and let him be given the mind of a beast till seven times pass him by.

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  • Job 17:4

    You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

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  • Isaiah 6:9–10

    And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

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  • Psalms 107:4

    Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no path to a city in which to dwell.

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