Job 12:24

Job chapter 12 · verse 24 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Context

v.23He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

v.24This passage

v.25They grope in the dark without light; And he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 4:16

    let his heart be changed from man’s, and let a beast’s heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.

  • Psalms 107:40

    He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

  • Isaiah 6:9

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Job 12:20

    He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

  • Hosea 7:11

    And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

  • Isaiah 19:1

    The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.