NASB — Job 12 — KJV

Job Chides His Accusers

1 Then Job° Iresponded°°,
  2 “Truly° then° ayou are the people°,
  And with you wisdom° will die°!
  3 “But aI have intelligence° as well° as you;
  I am not inferior° to you.
  And Iwho° does not know° such° things as these°?
  4 “I am° a ajoke° to Imy friends°,
  The one who called° on God° and He answered° him;
  The just° [and] bblameless° [man] is a joke°.
  5IHe who is at ease° holds° calamity° in contempt°,
  As prepared° for those whose feet° slip°.
  6 “The atents° of the destroyers° prosper°,
  And those who provoke° God° bare secure°,
  IWhom° God° brings° cinto their power°.

[1] ILit answered and said
[2] aJb 17:10
[3] ILit with whom is there not like these? aJb 13:2
[4] ILit his aJb 17:6; 30:1, 9, 10; 34:7 bJb 6:29
[5] ILit Contempt for calamity is the thought of him who is at ease
[6] IOr He who brings God into his hand aJb 9:24; 21:7-9 bJb 24:23 cJb 22:18

  7 ¶ “But now° ask° the beasts°, and let them teach° you;
  And the birds° of the heavens°, and let them tell° you.
  8 “Or° speak° to the earth°, and let it teach° you;
  And let the fish° of the sea° declare° to you.
  9 “Who° among all° these° does not know°
  That athe hand° of the LORD° has done° this°,
  10 aIn whose° hand° is the life° of every° living° thing°,
  And bthe breath° of all° mankind°°?
  11 “Does not athe ear° test° words°,
  As the palate° Itastes° its food°?
  12 “Wisdom° is with aaged° men°,
  [With] Ilong° life° is understanding°.

[9] aIs 41:20
[10] aAc 17:28 bJb 27:3; 33:4
[11] ILit tastes food for itself aJb 34:3
[12] ILit length of days aJb 15:10; 32:7

Job Speaks of the Power of God

  13 ¶ “With Him are awisdom° and amight°;
  To Him belong counsel° and bunderstanding°.
  14 “Behold°, He atears° down°, and it cannot° be rebuilt°;
  He Ibimprisons° a man°, and IIthere can be no° release°.
  15 “Behold°, He arestrains° the waters°, and they dry° up;
  And He bsends° them out, and they Iinundate° the earth°.
  16 “With Him are strength° and sound° wisdom°,
  The amisled° and the misleader° belong to Him.
  17 “He makes acounselors° walk° Ibarefoot°
  And makes° fools° of bjudges°.
  18 “He aloosens° the Ibond° of kings°
  And binds° their loins° with a girdle°.
  19 “He makes priests° walk° Ibarefoot°
  And overthrows° athe secure° ones°.
  20 “He deprives° the trusted° ones of speech°
  And atakes° away the discernment° of the elders°.
  21 “He apours° contempt° on nobles°
  And bloosens° the belt° of the strong°.
  22 “He areveals° mysteries° from the darkness°
  And brings° the deep° darkness° into light°.
  23 “He amakes° the nations° great°, then destroys° them;
  He Ienlarges° the nations°, then leads° them away.
  24 “He adeprives° of intelligence° the chiefs° of the earth’s° people°
  And makes them wander° in a pathless°° waste°.
  25 “They agrope° in darkness° with no° light°,
  And He makes them bstagger° like a drunken° man°.

[13] aJb 9:4 bJb 11:6; 26:12; 32:8; 36:5; 38:36
[14] ILit shuts against IILit it is not opened aJb 19:10; Is 25:2 bJb 37:7
[15] ILit overturn aDt 11:17; 1K 8:35; 17:1 bGn 7:11-24
[16] aJb 13:7, 9
[17] IOr stripped aJb 3:14 bJb 9:24
[18] IOr discipline aPs 116:16
[19] IOr stripped aJb 24:22; 34:24-28; 35:9
[20] aJb 17:4; 32:9
[21] aJb 34:19; Ps 107:40 bJb 12:18
[22] aDn 2:22; 1Co 4:5
[23] IOr spreads out aIs 9:3; 26:15
[24] aJb 12:20
[25] aJb 5:14 bIs 24:20


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Job maintaineth himself against his friends that reprove him.

1 ¶ And Jobº answeredºª and said,ºª 2 No doubtº but² ye² [are] the people,º and wisdomº shall dieºª with² you. 3 Butº I have understandingº as well as you;² I² [am] not² inferiorºª to² you: yea,² who² knoweth not² such things¹ as these?²² 4 I am² [as] one mockedº of his neighbour,º who callethºª upon God,º and he answerethºª him: the justº uprightº [man is] laughed to scorn.º 5 He that is readyºª to slipºª with [his] feetº [is as] a lampº despisedº in the thoughtº of him that is at ease.º 6 The tabernaclesº of robbersºª prosper,ºª and they that provokeºª Godº are secure;º into whose² handº Godº bringethºª [abundantly].

[2] Jb 6:24; 8:8; 11:2, 6, 12; 15:2; 17:4; 20:3; 32:7; Pv 28:11; Is 5:21; 1Co 4:10; 6:5.
[3] Jb 6:6; 13:2; 26:2; Pv 26:4; 2Co 11:5, 21.
[4] Jb 11:3; 16:10, 20; 17:2, 6; 21:3; 30:1; Ps 22:7; 35:16; 91:15; Pv 14:2; Jr 33:3; Mi 7:7; Mt 27:29; Mk 5:40; Lk 16:14; Ac 17:32; He 11:36.
[5] Dt 32:35; Jb 6:5; 16:4; 18:5; Ps 17:5; 94:18; 123:3; Pv 13:9; 20:20; Jr 13:16; Am 6:1; Mt 25:8; Lk 12:19; 16:19.
[6] Jb 9:24; 21:7; Ps 17:14; 37:1, 35; 73:11; Jr 5:27.

He acknowledgeth the general doctrine of God's omnipotency.

7 Butº askºª now² the beasts,º and they shall teachºª thee; and the fowlsº of the air,º and they shall tellºª thee: 8 Or² speakºª to the earth,º and it shall teachºª thee: and the fishesº of the seaº shall declareºª unto thee. 9 Who² knowethºª not² in all² these² that² the handº of the LORDº hath wroughtºª this?² 10 In whose² handº [is] the soulº of every² living thing,º and the breathº of all² mankind.ºº 11 Doth not² the earº tryºª words?º and the mouthº tasteºª his meat?º 12 With the ancientº [is] wisdom;º and in lengthº of daysº understanding.º 13 With² him [is] wisdomº and strength,º he hath counselº and understanding.º 14 Behold,² he breaketh down,ºª and it cannot² be built again:ºª he shutteth upºª² a man,º and there can be no opening.ºª² 15 Behold,² he withholdethºª the waters,º and they dry up:ºª also he sendeth them out,ºª and they overturnºª the earth.º 16 With² him [is] strengthº and wisdom:º the deceivedºª and the deceiverºª [are] his. 17 He leadeth¹ª² counsellorsºª away spoiled,º and maketh the judgesºª fools.ºª 18 He loosethºª the bondº of kings,º and girdethºª their loinsº with a girdle.º 19 He leadeth¹ª² princesº away spoiled,º and overthrowethºª the mighty.º 20 He removeth awayºª the speechº of the trusty,ºª and taketh awayºª the understandingº of the aged.º 21 He pourethºª contemptº upon² princes,º and weakenethºª the strengthº of the mighty.º 22 He discoverethºª deep thingsº out of² darkness,º and bringeth outºª to lightº the shadow of death.º 23 He increasethºª the nations,º and destroyethºª them: he enlargethºª the nations,º and straitenethºª them [again]. 24 He taketh awayºª the heartº of the chiefº of the peopleº of the earth,º and causeth them to wanderºª in a wildernessº [where there is] no² way.º 25 They gropeºª in the darkº without² light,º and he maketh them to staggerºª like [a] drunkenº [man].

[7] Jb 21:29; Pv 6:6; Is 1:3; Jr 8:7.
[9] Dt 8:17; 1S 2:7; Jb 12:3; 22:18; Jr 27:5; Dn 5:18; 9:17; Ac 19:35; Ro 11:36; Jm 2:5.
[10] Gn 2:7; 6:17; Nu 16:22; Jb 27:3; 34:14; Ps 104:29; 146:3; Dn 5:23; Jn 3:6; Ac 17:25, 28.
[11] Jb 6:30; 34:3; 1Co 10:15; Php 1:10; He 5:14; 1P 2:3.
[12] Jb 8:8; 15:10; 32:7.
[13] Jb 9:4; 12:16; 28:20; 32:6; 36:5; Ps 147:5; Pv 2:6; 8:14; Is 40:13; 46:10; Jr 10:12; Dn 2:20; Lk 21:15; Ro 11:34; 1Co 1:24; Ep 1:8, 11; Col 2:3; Jm 1:5.
[14] 1S 17:46; 24:18; 26:8; Jb 9:12; 11:10; 16:11; Is 14:23; 22:22; Jr 51:58, 64; Mal 1:4; Ro 11:32; Rv 3:7.
[15] Gn 6:13, 17; 7:11, 23; 8:1; 1K 8:35; 17:1; Jb 12:10; Ps 104:7; Jr 14:22; Am 5:8; Na 1:4; Lk 4:25; Jm 5:17; Rv 11:6.
[16] 1K 22:22; Jb 12:13; Ezk 14:9; Mt 6:13.
[17] 2S 15:31; 17:14, 23; Is 19:12; 29:14; 1Co 1:19.
[18] 2Ch 33:11; Jr 52:31; Dn 2:21; Rv 19:16.
[19] Jsh 10:24, 42; 1S 17:45; Is 37:36; 45:1; Rv 17:14; 19:19.
[20] Jb 12:24; 17:4; 32:9; 39:17; Pv 10:21; 12:19, 22; Is 3:1.
[21] Ex 8:2; 16:24; 1K 21:23; 2K 9:26, 34; Ps 107:40; Is 5:27; 11:5; 22:21; 23:9; 24:21; 37:38; Dn 2:21; 4:32; Mt 2:12; Ac 12:23; Ep 6:10, 14.
[22] 2K 6:12; Jb 3:5; 11:6; 24:17; 28:20; 34:22; Ps 44:21; 139:12; Dn 2:22; Am 5:8; Mt 10:26; Lk 1:79; 1Co 2:10; 4:5.
[23] Ex 1:7, 20; Ps 107:38; Is 9:3; 26:15; 27:6; 51:2; 60:22; Jr 30:19; 33:22; Zc 10:8.
[24] Gn 1:2; Jb 12:20; 17:4; Ps 107:4, 40; Is 6:9; 19:1; Dn 4:16, 33; Ho 7:11.
[25] Gn 19:11; Dt 28:29; Jb 5:14; Ps 107:27; Is 19:14; 24:20; 59:10; Ac 13:11; 1Jn 2:11.


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