Job 12:23

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: hee inlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them againe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
- Basic English Bible

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
- Darby Bible

He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he spreadeth the nations abroad, and bringeth them in.
- English Revised Version

He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Job 12:23

12:23 Nations - What hitherto he said of princes, he now applies to nations, whom God does either increase or diminish as he pleases.