Job 12:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Job 12:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 12:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 12:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Job 12:24 — World English Bible
Job 12:24 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. ”
Job 12:24 — American Standard Version
Job 12:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy--no way!”
Job 12:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste. ”
Job 12:24 — Darby Translation
Job 12:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He taketh away the heartes of the that are the chiefe ouer the people of the earth, and maketh them to wander in the wildernes out of the way.”
Job 12:24 — Geneva Bible
Job 12:24 in Context — Job 12
22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24 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.
25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
What Does Job 12:24 Mean?
Job 12:24 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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