Job 12:21

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Summary

Job 12:21

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

Poureth

Weakeneth the strength of the mighty

General references

Isaiah 40:23

Bible References

Poureth

And if you will not let them go, see, I will send frogs into every part of your land:

And they kept it till the morning as Moses had said: and no smell came from it, and it had no worms.

And of Jezebel the Lord said, Jezebel will become food for dogs in the heritage of Jezreel.

I saw the blood of Naboth and of his sons yesterday; and I will give you full payment in this field, says the Lord? So now, take him and put him in this field, as the Lord said.

He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

It was the purpose of the Lord of armies to put pride to shame, to make sport of the glory of those who are honoured in the earth.

And in that day the Lord will send punishment on the army of the high ones on high, and on the kings of the earth on the earth.

And it came about, when he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to death with the sword, and they went in flight into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon, his son, became king in his place.

By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:

And they will send you out from among men, to be with the beasts of the field; they will give you grass for your food like the oxen, and seven times will go by you, till you are certain that the Most High is ruler in the kingdom of men, and gives it to any man at his pleasure.

And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

And straight away the angel of the Lord sent a disease on him, because he did not give the glory to God: and his flesh was wasted away by worms, and so he came to his end.

Weakeneth the strength of the mighty

There is no weariness among them, and no man is feeble-footed: they come without resting or sleeping, and the cord of their shoes is not broken.

And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.

And I will put your robe on him, and put your band about him, and I will give your authority into his hand: and he will be a father to the men of Jerusalem, and to the family of Judah.

Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.

General references

He makes rulers come to nothing; the judges of the earth are of no value.