NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He taketh awaycuwr (soor) to turn off (literal or figurative) the heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect of the chief ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) of the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. of the earth 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. and causeth them to wander ta`ah (taw-aw') to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray; also causative of both in a wilderness tohuw (to'-hoo) a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness. where there is no way derek (deh'-rek) a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb Parallel Verses 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 Bible 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 Christian Standard 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. NET Bible He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste. GOD'S WORD® Translation He takes away the common sense of a country's leaders and makes them stumble about in a pathless wilderness. King James 2000 Bible 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. Links Job 12:24Job 12:24 NIV Job 12:24 NLT Job 12:24 ESV Job 12:24 NASB Job 12:24 KJV |
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