Job 12:16-22

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“With Him are strength and sound wisdom,
The ^(A)misled and the misleader belong to Him.

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“He makes ^(B)counselors walk ^(a)barefoot
And makes fools of ^(C)judges.

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“He ^(D)loosens the ^(b)bond of kings
And binds their loins with a girdle.

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“He makes priests walk ^(c)barefoot
And overthrows ^(E)the secure ones.

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“He deprives the trusted ones of speech
And ^(F)takes away the discernment of the elders.

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“He ^(G)pours contempt on nobles
And ^(H)loosens the belt of the strong.

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“He ^(I)reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light.

a. Job 12:17: ['Or ', stripped]

b. Job 12:18: ['Or ', discipline]

c. Job 12:19: ['Or ', stripped]

A. Job 12:16: Job 13:7; Job 13:9

B. Job 12:17: Job 3:14

C. Job 12:17: Job 9:24

D. Job 12:18: Psalm 116:16

E. Job 12:19: Job 24:22; Job 34:24-28; Job 35:9

F. Job 12:20: Job 17:4; Job 32:9

G. Job 12:21: Job 34:19; Psalm 107:40

H. Job 12:21: Job 12:18

I. Job 12:22: Daniel 2:22; 1 Corinthians 4:5