Parallel Verses
World English Bible
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 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.
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.
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 bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt. 19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. 20 He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.
Names
Cross References
Joshua 10:24
It happened, when they brought those kings out to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." They came near, and put their feet on their necks.
Joshua 10:42
Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time, because Yahweh, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.
1 Samuel 17:45-46
Then 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 Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Job 24:22
Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.
Job 34:28
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
Job 35:9
"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Isaiah 37:36-38
The angel of Yahweh went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
Isaiah 45:1
Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut:
Revelation 17:14
These will war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings. They also will overcome who are with him, called and chosen and faithful."
Revelation 19:19-21
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.