Job 12:24
“He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way.”
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Job 12:24 Context
22Hee discouereth deepe things out of darkenesse, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe. 24He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way. 25They grope in the darke without light, and hee maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
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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.
- King James Version
"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.
- Basic English Bible
He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- World English Bible
Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!
- Youngs Literal Bible
He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.
- Basic English Bible
He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- World English Bible
Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!
- Youngs Literal Bible
He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible