Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

Who taketh away the sense of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and hath caused them to wander in a pathless waste:

New American Standard Bible

“He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.

King James Version

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Holman Bible

He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,
and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

International Standard Version

He withdraws understanding from national leaders of the world, causing them to wander through uncharted wilderness.

A Conservative Version

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

American Standard Version

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Amplified


“He removes intelligence and understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth
And makes them wander and move blindly in a pathless waste.

Bible in Basic English

He takes away the wisdom of the rulers of the earth, and sends them wandering in a waste where there is no way.

Darby Translation

He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.

Julia Smith Translation

Taking away the heart of the heads of the people of the earth, and he will cause them to wander in a waste, not a way.

King James 2000

He takes away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He strips [away] the insight of the heads of the earth's people, and he makes them wander in {a pathless wasteland}.

Modern King James verseion

He takes away the heart of the chief of the people of the land, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no path.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He changeth the heart of the princes and kings of the earth, and disapointeth them; so that they go wandering out of the way,

NET Bible

He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.

New Heart English Bible

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Webster

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

World English Bible

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Youngs Literal Translation

Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

of the chief
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

of the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

of the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

in a wilderness
תּהוּ 
Tohuw 
Usage: 20

References

Easton

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

If You Want To Learn

23 Who giveth greatness to nations, or destroyeth them, Who spreadeth out nations, or leadeth them into exile: 24 Who taketh away the sense of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and hath caused them to wander in a pathless waste: 25 They grope about in the dark, having no light, and He hath made them to reel, like a drunken man.



Cross References

Psalm 107:40

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;

Job 12:20

Setting aside the speech of the trusty, and, the discernment of elders, He taketh away:

Job 17:4

For, their heart, hast thou kept back from understanding, On this account, thou wilt not exalt them.

Psalm 107:4

They wandered about in the desert - in a waste, Way to a city to dwell in, found they none;

Isaiah 6:9-10

Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:

Isaiah 19:1

The oracle on Egypt: Lo! Yahweh, riding upon a swift cloud, and he will enter Egypt, And the idols of Egypt shall shake at his presence, And, the heart of Egypt, shall melt within him;

Daniel 4:16

Let, its heart, from a man's, be changed, and, the heart of a wild beast, be given to it, - and let seven seasons pass over it.

Daniel 4:33

Immediately, the word, was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar, and, from among men, was he driven forth, and, grass - like oxen, did he eat, and, with the dew of the heavens, his body was drenched, - until that, his hair, like to eagles' feathers, was grown, and his nails, like birds' claws.

Hosea 7:11

So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,

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