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Job 12:20
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He deprives trusted advisers of speechand takes away the elders’ good judgment.
He removes the speech of those who are trusted, And takes away the understanding of the Zakenim.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment of the elders.
He makes trusted people be silent and takes away the wisdom of elders.
He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.
"He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.
He removes the speech of those who are trusted, And takes away the understanding of the elders.
He taketh away the speach from the faithfull counsellers, and taketh away the iudgement of the ancient.
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
he confuses wise, experienced advisors,
Those who are trusted he deprives of speech, and he removes the discernment of the aged.
He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;
He makes trusted advisors be silent. He takes away the wisdom of the older leaders.
He cancels the speech of trusty counsellors, and takes away the good judgment of elders.
He silences those who are trusted, and takes the wisdom of old people away.
He deprives the trustworthy of speech, and he takes away the discretion of elders.
turning aside the lip of the trusted men; and He takes away the reason of the aged.
He taketh the verite from out of the mouth, & disapoynteth ye aged of their wy?dome.
He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;
He removeth the speech of men of trust, and taketh away the sense of the elders.
He remooueth away the speech of the trustie, and taketh away the vnderstanding of the aged.
He stoppeth the mouth of them that speake trueth, & disapoynteth the aged of their reason.
He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.
He removeth the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the elders.
and he chaungith the lippis of sothefast men, and takith awei the doctrine of elde men.
He removes the speech of the trusty, And takes away the understanding of the elders.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
He deprives the trusted ones of speech, And takes away the discernment of the elders.
He silences the trusted adviser and removes the insight of the elders.
He stops the trusted ones from speaking and takes away the wisdom of the leaders.
He deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away the discernment of the elders.
Setting aside the speech of the trusty, and, the discernment of elders, He taketh away:
He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.
He deprives of speech those who are trusted, and takes away the discernment of the elders.
Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.
"He deprives the trusted ones of speech And takes away the discernment of the elders.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the speech of the trusty: Heb. the lip of the faithful, Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 12:19, Proverbs 12:22
taketh: Job 12:24, Job 17:4, Job 32:9, Job 39:17, Isaiah 3:1-3
Reciprocal: Genesis 11:7 - confound Numbers 26:51 - General Job 15:10 - the grayheaded Jeremiah 8:8 - We 1 Corinthians 1:20 - hath
Cross-References
And Abram passed through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanite was then in the land.
And it happened as he drew near to entering Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, "Now behold, I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance;
Now it happened when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
And Pharaoh's officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
The king's heart is like channels of water in the hand of Yahweh;He turns it wherever He pleases.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He removeth away the speech of the trusty,.... Speech is proper to mankind, and a benefit unto them, whereby they can converse together, and communicate their minds to each other; this is the gift of God, he gives to men in common the faculty of speaking; to some the tongue of the learned to speak various tongues, either in an ordinary or in an extraordinary manner; and he that gives can take away; he that made man's mouth or lip can make it speechless, as he does at death; when he takes away man's breath, he takes away his speech; the state of the dead is a state of silence; and sometimes he does it while living, by striking dumb, as he did Zechariah the father of John the Baptist; and even without so doing, as in the builders of Babel, he took away the speech they had, and gave them another; and sometimes he suffers not men to speak what they would, but what is contrary to their inclinations and desires, as in Balaam, who would willingly have cursed Israel, but could not. Now that God should take away by any means the speech of liars, and faithless persons, as Ananias and Sapphira, by striking them dead, Acts 5:1; and of false teachers, deceivers, and bold blasphemers of God, and of his Son, and of the blessed Spirit, whose mouths ought to be stopped, is no wonder; but it seems strange that he should remove the speech of "trusty" or "faithful" x men, that speak the truth, and are to be credited and believed; and as the preceding words are understood of ecclesiastic persons, these may be continued concerning them; and the character agrees with ministers of the word, who are in trusted with the rich treasure of it; that is put in earthen vessels, and committed to the trust of faithful men; who appear to be such when they speak the word faithfully, declare the whole counsel of God, and keep back nothing profitable to men; when they speak plainly, without ambiguity, and sincerely, without mixing or adulterating it; and are faithful as to God, who has appointed them, and put them into the ministry, so to the souls of men under their care: now God sometimes takes away the speech of these, not by changing their voice, or ordering them, instead of the gracious promises of the Gospel, to deliver out the menaces and threatenings of the law; but either by commanding them to be dumb and silent, and speak no more to an incorrigible and rebellious people; as Ezekiel was bid to prophesy no more to the house of Israel, and the apostles to preach no more to the Jews; or by suffering them to be silenced by the edicts of wicked princes, and their violent persecutions of them, so that the teachers of men are removed into corners, and not to be seen or heard; and also by death, when their faces are no more seen, and their speech no more heard. Some, both Jewish and Christian interpreters, derive the word here used from the root × ××, "to speak", and render it "speakers" or "orators" y; so Mr. Broughton translates the words, "he bereaveth the orators of lip"; he takes away their eloquence from them, deprives them of their speaking well, and strips them of their natural and acquired abilities, by which they have become good speakers; and such who use their talents well in this way are beneficial to a commonwealth, and it is a loss when they are removed, or their speech removed from them, see Isaiah 3:3;
and taketh away the understanding of the aged; or "elders" z, as Mr. Broughton, either in age or office; elders in age, with whom understanding, reason, judgment, counsel, and wisdom, by all which the word is interpreted, may be thought to be, and it is expected they should, and oftentimes are, though not always; yet all this God can take away, and does when he pleases, and they become like children in understanding; through the infirmities of old age their memories fail them, their reason is impaired, their understanding and judgment are weakened, and they become unfit to give advice themselves, and are easily imposed on, and drawn aside by others, as may be observed in Solomon, the wisest of men, when he was grown old. This is to be understood of the natural understanding in things natural and civil, but not of the spiritual understanding, which is never taken away, but rather increased in old age; the true light of grace shines more and more unto the perfect day; it is a gift of God without repentance, which he never revokes and removes: it may intend the natural "taste" a, as the word may be rendered; this is often and generally taken away from the aged, as in old Barzillai, who could not taste what he ate and drank, as to distinguish and relish it, 2 Samuel 19:35; but not the spiritual taste, of the Lord as gracious, of the good word of God, and the fruits of divine grace; the taste and savour of which remain with the people of God in old age; or this may design men in office, either civil magistrates, called senators, the elders of the people, judges, and counsellors, who instead of being taught more wisdom, which their offices require, sometimes become infatuated, their understanding of civil things is taken away from them, their wise counsels become brutish, and they like children; or ecclesiastic persons, elders of churches, who, having talents for public usefulness, either neglect them, or make an ill use of them, and therefore are taken away from them; their right arm is dried up, and their right eye darkened,
Matthew 25:28.
x ×× ××× ×× "veracibus", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Schultens; "fidis", Mercerus, Piscator; "fidelibus", Bolducius. y "Dicendi peritis", Beza; eloquentibus, Junius Tremellius so Kimchi, Ramban, Ben Gersom, Ben Melech, Sephorno. z ××§× ×× "seniorum", Cocceius, Michaelis; "senatorum", Schultens. a ××¢× "gustum", Drusius, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He removeth away the speech of the trusty - Margin, âlip of the faithful.â âHe takes away the lip,â that is, he takes away the power of giving safe counsel or good advice. The âtrustyâ or âfaithfulâ here refer to those of age and experience, and on whose counsel men are accustomed to rely. The meaning here is, that their most sagacious anticipations are disappointed, their wisest schemes are foiled. They fail-in their calculations of the coarse of events, and the arrangements of Providence are such that they could not anticipate what was to occur.
The understanding of the aged - To whom the young were accustomed to look up with deference and respect. The meaning here is, that they who were accustomed to give wise and sound advice, if left by God, give vain and foolish counsels.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 12:20. He removeth away the speech of the trusty — The faithful counsellor and the eloquent orator avail nothing: Quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat; "God infatuates those whom he is determined to destroy." The writer might have had his eyes on Isaiah 3:1-3, which the reader will do well to consult.
The understanding of the aged. — ××§× ×× zekenim signifies the same here as our word elders or elder-men; which includes in itself the two ideas of seniority, or considerably advanced age, and official authority. These can do no more to save a state which God designs to destroy, notwithstanding their great political wisdom and knowledge, than the child who can neither reason nor speak.
