Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates.
New American Standard Bible
And overthrows
King James Version
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Holman Bible
and overthrows established leaders.
International Standard Version
He leads away the priests naked and overthrows the ruling class.
A Conservative Version
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
American Standard Version
He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.
Amplified
“He makes priests walk barefoot,
And He overturns men firmly seated and secure.
Bible in Basic English
He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;
Darby Translation
He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;
Julia Smith Translation
Leading away priests stripped off, and he will overthrow the mighty.
King James 2000
He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He leads priests away stripped, and he overthrows {the members of ancient families}.
Modern King James verseion
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He leadeth away the priests into captivity, and turneth the mighty upside down.
New Heart English Bible
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
The Emphasized Bible
Who leadeth away priests as a spoil, and, men firmly seated, He overturneth:
Webster
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
World English Bible
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
Youngs Literal Translation
Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.
Themes
Government » Of God » Manifested in the control of men
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Nations » The lord destroying nations
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 12:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
If You Want To Learn
18 He loosens the bonds of kings and binds a loincloth around their waist. 19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates. 20 He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
Names
Cross References
Joshua 10:24
When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him, "Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings." So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
Joshua 10:42
Joshua captured in one campaign all these kings and their lands, for the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
1 Samuel 17:45-46
But David replied to the Philistine, "You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel's armies, whom you have defied!
Job 24:22
But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.
Job 34:28
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.
Job 35:9
"People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.
Isaiah 37:36-38
The Lord's messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!
Isaiah 45:1
This is what the Lord says to his chosen one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold in order to subdue nations before him, and disarm kings, to open doors before him, so gates remain unclosed:
Revelation 17:14
They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."
Revelation 19:19-21
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.