Job 12:23
“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe.”
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Job 12:23 Context
21He powreth contempt vpon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mightie. 22Hee discouereth deepe things out of darkenesse, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe. 24He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way. 25They grope in the darke without light, and hee maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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Other Translations for Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].
- King James Version
"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
- Basic English Bible
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
- Darby Bible
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them again.
- Webster's Bible
He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
- World English Bible
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
- Youngs Literal Bible
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 12:23
12:23 Nations - What hitherto he said of princes, he now applies to nations, whom God does either increase or diminish as he pleases.