Job 12:23
What does Job 12:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 12:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 27:6
In days to come shall Jacob take root; Israel shall blossom and bud; and they shall fill the face of the world with fruit.
- Isaiah 60:22
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.
- Isaiah 51:2
Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many.
- Psalms 107:38
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And he suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
- Jeremiah 30:19
And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
- Jeremiah 33:22
As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured; so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
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