Job 12:19 - Compare All Versions

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He leads priests away stripped and overthrows officials long established.

He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.

He leads priests away, stripped of status; he overthrows those with long years in power.

He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.

He leadeth princes away spoiled, And overthroweth the mighty.

He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.

“True wisdom and real power belong to God; from him we learn how to live, and also what to live for. If he tears something down, it’s down for good; if he locks people up, they’re locked up for good. If he holds back the rain, there’s a drought; if he lets it loose, there’s a flood. Strength and success belong to God; both deceived and deceiver must answer to him. He strips experts of their vaunted credentials, exposes judges as witless fools. He divests kings of their royal garments, then ties a rag around their waists. He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs. He forces trusted sages to keep silence, deprives elders of their good sense and wisdom. He dumps contempt on famous people, disarms the strong and mighty. He shines a spotlight into caves of darkness, hauls deepest darkness into the noonday sun. He makes nations rise and then fall, builds up some and abandons others. He robs world leaders of their reason, and sends them off into no-man’s-land. They grope in the dark without a clue, lurching and staggering like drunks.”

“He makes priests walk barefoot, And overthrows the secure ones.

“He makes priests walk barefoot, And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.

He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates.