Job 12:23 “He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then di…”

Job 12:23

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

World English Bible

He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

American Standard Version

He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

Geneva Bible 1599

He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

Darby Translation

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;

Young's Literal Translation

Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

Bible in Basic English

Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.

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Cross references

“increaseth”

Isaiah 9:3 Isaiah 26:15 Isaiah 60:22 Psalm 107:38 Exodus 1:7 Exodus 1:20

Isaiah 9:3 · BSB

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Isaiah 26:15 · BSB

You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.

Isaiah 60:22 · BSB

The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

Psalm 107:38 · BSB

He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.

Exodus 1:7 · BSB

but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.

Exodus 1:20 · BSB

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.

24He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

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