Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them. New Living Translation He builds up nations, and he destroys them. He expands nations, and he abandons them. English Standard Version He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away. Berean Standard Bible He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. King James Bible He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. New King James Version He makes nations great, and destroys them; He enlarges nations, and guides them. New American Standard Bible “He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. NASB 1995 “He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. NASB 1977 “He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. Legacy Standard Bible He makes the nations great, then makes them perish; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. Amplified Bible “He makes nations great, and He destroys them; He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive]. Christian Standard Bible He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away. Holman Christian Standard Bible He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away. American Standard Version He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He deceives the nations and scatters them. He strikes down the nations and destroys them. He spreads out the peoples and he leaves them Brenton Septuagint Translation Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away. Contemporary English Version he makes nations strong, then shatters their strength. Douay-Rheims Bible He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown. English Revised Version He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he spreadeth the nations abroad, and bringeth them in. GOD'S WORD® Translation He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away. Good News Translation He makes nations strong and great, but then he defeats and destroys them. International Standard Version He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity. JPS Tanakh 1917 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away. Literal Standard Version Magnifying the nations, and He destroys them, | Spreading out the nations, and He quiets them. Majority Standard Bible He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. New American Bible He makes nations great and destroys them, spreads peoples abroad and abandons them. NET Bible He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them. New Revised Standard Version He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away. New Heart English Bible He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. Webster's Bible Translation He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them again. World English Bible He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive. Young's Literal Translation Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Responds to Zophar…22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light. 23He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. 24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.… Cross References Acts 17:26 From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. Isaiah 26:15 You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land. Treasury of Scripture He increases the nations, and destroys them: he enlarges the nations, and straitens them again. increaseth Exodus 1:7,20 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them… Psalm 107:38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. Isaiah 9:3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. straiteneth them again. Jump to Previous Captive Destroyeth Destroys Destruction Disperses Enlarges Enlargeth Great Increases Increaseth Increasing Leads Magnifying Makes Making Nations Peoples Quieteth Sending Spreadeth Spreading WideJump to Next Captive Destroyeth Destroys Destruction Disperses Enlarges Enlargeth Great Increases Increaseth Increasing Leads Magnifying Makes Making Nations Peoples Quieteth Sending Spreadeth Spreading WideJob 12 1. Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him7. He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence (23) He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them.--The latter part of this chapter teaches us a truth that is apt to be forgotten in the present day, which is, nevertheless, the key to much of the history of the world Why is it that nations are marked with such characteristic differences? as, for instance, the Greeks, the Romans, and the Jews in ancient times; the French, the English, and the Germans in our own. Why is it that the counsel of the wisest sometimes faileth, as with Ahitophel--the bravery of the boldest sometimes forsaketh them? but because there is One working underneath it all for His own ends and to His own glory, as seemeth Him good. Zophar, with all his common sense, had scarcely risen to the perception of this truth, for while Job maintained that there was always a deeper depth, he was prepared, at all events, to imply that the dealings of God were intelligible, and approved themselves to the conceptions of human equity. Job, on the other hand, declared that they were inscrutable, and, consequently, from their very darkness, suggested the necessity for faith His teaching here may seem to savour of fatalism, but that is simply because he deals only with one side of the problem. Had he found occasion, he would have stated with equal force the correlative truth of the absolute responsibility of man, even though but as clay in the hands of the potter; for, in fact, were it not so, how then should God judge the world? Into the mazes of this problem Job enters not, being concerned with other questions and mysteries. Job s conception, therefore, of the righteous government of God as far transcended that of his friends as their estimate of his righteousness fell short of the truth. Justly, therefore, he exclaims, "I am not inferior unto you."Verse 23. - He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them. God's providence concerns itself, not only with the fate of individual men, bet also with that of nations. With Israel, his "peculiar people" (Deuteronomy 14:2), he especially concerned himself, but not with Israel only. Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, Elam, Edom, Ammon, Moab, were likewise objects of his attention, of his guidance, of his chastening hand, of his avenging rod. Particular nations were consigned by God to the charge of particular angels (Daniel 10:13, 20). At his pleasure he can "increase" nations by blessing them with extraordinary fecundity (Exodus 1:7-12), or "destroy" them by internal decay, by civil wars, or by the swords of their neighbours. He enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again; i.e. "enlarges their bounds, or diminishes them." In Western Asia, where Job lived, empires were continually starting up, growing and expanding, increasing to vast dimensions, and then after a while shrinking back again to their original narrow limits Egypt, Elam, Babylon, and the Hittite nation were eases in point. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He makes nationsלַ֭גּוֹיִם (lag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts great, מַשְׂגִּ֣יא (maś·gî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7679: To grow, to enlarge, laud and destroys them; וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם (way·’ab·bə·ḏêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish He enlarges שֹׁטֵ֥חַ (šō·ṭê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7849: To spread, spread abroad nations, לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם (lag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts and sends them away. וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ (way·yan·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 5148: To guide, to transport Links Job 12:23 NIVJob 12:23 NLT Job 12:23 ESV Job 12:23 NASB Job 12:23 KJV Job 12:23 BibleApps.com Job 12:23 Biblia Paralela Job 12:23 Chinese Bible Job 12:23 French Bible Job 12:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 12:23 He increases the nations and he destroys (Jb) |
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