Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 12:23
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Berean Standard Bible
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
King James Version
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the 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.
American Standard Version
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
Berean Literal Bible
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Job 12
21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
24 He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
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