Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Job sarcastically concedes his friends' wisdom before asserting that he has understanding equal to theirs. He surveys God's sovereign control over nations, counselors, priests, and kings, bringing them to ruin or exalting them at will. The chapter emphasizes divine freedom …
ترجمات أخرى
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
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