Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
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 Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He leadeth away the priests into captivity, and turneth the mighty upside down.
NET Bible
He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates.
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 cuts away the bonds of kings, and binds their loins with a girdle. 19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. 20 He removes the speech of the men of trust, and takes away the understanding of the aged.
Names
Cross References
Joshua 10:24
And it happened, when they brought out those kings to Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel. And he said to the commanders of the men of war who had gone with him, Draw near, set your feet on the necks of these kings. And they drew near and put their feet on their necks.
Joshua 10:42
And Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because Jehovah, the God of Israel fought for Israel.
1 Samuel 17:45-46
And David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of Jehovah of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Job 24:22
He also draws the mighty with his power; he rises up, and no one is sure of life.
Job 34:28
so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted.
Job 35:9
From the host of tyrannies they cry out; they cry out because of the arm of the multitude.
Isaiah 37:36-38
Then the angel of Jehovah went out and struck a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of Assyria. And they rose early in the morning, and behold! They were all dead corpses.
Isaiah 45:1
So says Jehovah to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have made strong in order to humble nations before him. And I will loosen the loins of kings, to open before him the two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut.
Revelation 17:14
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them. For He is Lord of lords and King of kings. And those with Him are the called and elect and faithful ones.
Revelation 19:19-21
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth and their armies, being gathered to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army.