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Job 12:19

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12:19He leads priests away stripped48

and overthrows49 the potentates.50

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Footnotes

  1. 48 Except for “priests,” the phraseology is identical to v. 17a.
  2. 49 The verb has to be defined by its context: it can mean “falsify” (Exod 23:8), “make tortuous” (Prov 19:3), or “plunge” into misfortune (Prov 21:12). God overthrows those who seem to be solid.
  3. 50 The original meaning of אֵיתָן (’eytan) is “perpetual.” It is usually an epithet for a torrent that is always flowing. It carries the connotations of permanence and stability; here applied to people in society, it refers to one whose power and influence does not change. These are the pillars of society.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He leads priests away stripped

and overthrows the mighty.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He leads priests away stripped

and overthrows officials long established.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He leads priests away barefoot

and overthrows established leaders.

NLTNew Living Translation

He leads priests away, stripped of status;

he overthrows those with long years in power.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He leads priests away stripped,

and he overthrows the members of ancient families.

KJV 1900King James Version

He leadeth princes away spoiled,

And overthroweth the mighty.