Job 12:21-22 - Compare All Versions

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He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty. He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings utter darkness into the light.

He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong. He uncovers the deeps out of darkness and brings deep darkness to light.

He pours disgrace upon princes and disarms the strong. “He uncovers mysteries hidden in darkness; he brings light to the deepest gloom.

He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms  the strong. He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light.

He poureth contempt upon princes, And weakeneth the strength of the mighty. He discovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty. He uncovers deep things out of darkness, And brings the shadow of death to light.

“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 pours contempt on nobles, And loosens the belt of the strong. “He reveals mysteries from the darkness, And brings the deep darkness into light.

“He pours contempt on princes and nobles And loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them]. “He uncovers mysteries [that are difficult to grasp and understand] out of the darkness And brings black gloom and the shadow of death into light.

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful. He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light.