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Job 12:23-25
New King James Version
Job 12:23-25
New King James Version
23 (A)He makes nations great, and destroys them;
He [a]enlarges nations, and guides them.
24 He takes away the [b]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (B)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
25 (C)They grope in the dark without light,
And He makes them (D)stagger like a drunken man.
Job 12:23-25
New International Version
Job 12:23-25
New International Version
Job 12:23-25
King James Version
Job 12:23-25
King James Version
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 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.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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Job 12:23-25
English Standard Version
Job 12:23-25
English Standard Version
23 He (A)makes nations great, and he destroys them;
he enlarges nations, and (B)leads them away.
24 He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth
and (C)makes them wander in a trackless waste.
25 They (D)grope in the dark without light,
and he makes them (E)stagger like a drunken man.
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