Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges. New Living Translation He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools. English Standard Version He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools. Berean Standard Bible He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges. King James Bible He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. New King James Version He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges. New American Standard Bible “He makes advisers walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. NASB 1995 “He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. NASB 1977 “He makes counselors walk barefoot, And makes fools of judges. Legacy Standard Bible He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. Amplified Bible “He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges. Christian Standard Bible He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad. Holman Christian Standard Bible He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad. American Standard Version He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He governs Kings with awe and Judges he drives mad Brenton Septuagint Translation He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth. Contemporary English Version God shames counselors, turns judges into fools, Douay-Rheims Bible He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility. English Revised Version He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools. GOD'S WORD® Translation He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools out of judges. Good News Translation He takes away the wisdom of rulers and makes leaders act like fools. International Standard Version He leads counselors away naked; he turns judges into fools. JPS Tanakh 1917 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh He fools. Literal Standard Version Causing counselors to go away [as] a spoil, | Indeed, He makes fools of judges. Majority Standard Bible He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges. New American Bible He sends counselors away barefoot, makes fools of judges. NET Bible He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools. New Revised Standard Version He leads counselors away stripped, and makes fools of judges. New Heart English Bible He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools. Webster's Bible Translation He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. World English Bible He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools. Young's Literal Translation Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Responds to Zophar…16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His. 17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges. 18He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.… Cross References 1 Corinthians 1:20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? Job 3:14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, Job 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it? Job 19:9 He has stripped me of my honor and removed the crown from my head. Daniel 9:12 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. Treasury of Scripture He leads counsellors away spoiled, and makes the judges fools. 2 Samuel 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 2 Samuel 17:14,23 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom… Isaiah 19:12-14 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt… Jump to Previous Barefoot Causing Counsellors Counselors Foolish Fools Guides Judges Leads Makes Maketh Spoil Spoiled Stripped Walk Wisdom WiseJump to Next Barefoot Causing Counsellors Counselors Foolish Fools Guides Judges Leads Makes Maketh Spoil Spoiled Stripped Walk Wisdom WiseJob 12 1. Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him7. He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence Verse 17. - He leadeth counsellors away spoiled. The wise of the earth cannot resist or escape him; he frustrates their designs and overthrows them, and, as it were, leads them away captive. And maketh the judges fools; rather, and judges maketh he fools. There is no article, and no particular judges are referred to (comp. Isaiah 44:25). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He leads counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֣ים (yō·w·‘ă·ṣîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve away מוֹלִ֣יךְ (mō·w·lîḵ) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk barefoot שׁוֹלָ֑ל (šō·w·lāl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7758: Nude, captive and makes fools יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ (yə·hō·w·lêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1984: To shine of judges. וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים (wə·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Links Job 12:17 NIVJob 12:17 NLT Job 12:17 ESV Job 12:17 NASB Job 12:17 KJV Job 12:17 BibleApps.com Job 12:17 Biblia Paralela Job 12:17 Chinese Bible Job 12:17 French Bible Job 12:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 12:17 He leads counselors away stripped (Jb) |