Job 12:23

From Bible Study Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
English EN  ·  Español ES  ·  Português PT  ·  עברית HE  ·  العربية AR  ·  Русский RU  ·  Deutsch DE  ·  Français FR  ·  中文 ZH  ·  தமிழ் TA

Bible > Job > Chapter 12 > Verse 23

Job 12:23


← Job 12:22 Job 12:23 (KJV) Job 12:24 →
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He increasethH7679 the nationsH1471, and destroyethH6 them: he enlargethH7849 the nationsH1471, and straitenethH5148 them again.


Original Hebrew

מַשְׂגִּיא לַגֹּויִם וַיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגֹּויִם וַיַּנְחֵם׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מַשְׂגִּ֣יא
mas.Gi' H7679 HVhrmsa (he is) making great
לַ֭/גּוֹיִם
La./go.yim H1471 HRd/Ncmpa (to) the/ nations
וַֽ/יְאַבְּדֵ֑/ם
va/y.'a.be.De/m H6 HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp and/ he destroyed/ them
שֹׁטֵ֥חַ
sho.Te.ach H7849 HVqrmsa (he is) spreading out
לַ֝/גּוֹיִ֗ם
la./go.Yim H1471 HRd/Ncmpa (to) the/ nations
וַ/יַּנְחֵֽ/ם
va/i.yan.Che/m H5148 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp and/ he led/ them
Strong's References
  • H6 — אָבַד (ʼâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
  • H1471 — גּוֹי (gôwy, go'-ee): rarely (shortened) גֹּי (gôy); apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (gêvâh) H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
  • H5148 — נָחָה (nâchâh, naw-khaw'): a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists); bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
  • H7679 — שָׂגָא (sâgâʼ, saw-gaw'): ; a primitive root; to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud; increase, magnify.
  • H7849 — שָׁטַח (shâṭach, shaw-takh'): a primitive root; to expand; all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.
Cross References

Discussion / Insights [edit]

No content yet

Notes and References [edit]

No content yet

Bible › Job › Job 12 › Verse 23