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Young's Literal Translation
Job 12:17
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He leads counselors away barefootand makes judges go mad.
He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.
God leads the wise away as captives and turns judges into fools.
He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
"He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
"He makes advisers walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
He causeth the counsellers to goe as spoyled, and maketh the iudges fooles.
He makes counselors walk barefootAnd makes fools of judges.
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
God destroys counselors, turns judges into fools,
He leads counselors away captive, he makes fools of judges.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
He strips advisors of their wisdom and makes leaders act like fools.
He leads kings amazingly, and makes judges fools.
He takes away the wisdom of rulers and makes leaders act like fools.
He leads counselors away stripped, and he makes fools of judges.
He causes wise men to go stripped; and He makes judges fools.
He carieth awaye the wyse men, as it were a spoyle, and bryngeth the iudges out of their wyttes.
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.
He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.
He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the Iudges fooles.
He carieth away the wyse men as it were a spoyle, and bringeth the iudges out of their wittes.
He leads counsellors away captive, and maddens the judges of the earth.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools.
And he bryngith conselours in to a fonned eende, and iugis in to wondryng, ethir astonying.
He leads counselors away stripped, And judges he makes fools.
He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.
He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools.
He takes wisdom away from leaders and makes fools of judges.
He leads counselors away stripped, and makes fools of judges.
Who leadeth away counsellors as a spoil, and, judges, He befooleth:
He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.
He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.
"He makes counselors walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23, Isaiah 19:12-14, Isaiah 29:14, 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1 Corinthians 1:20
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:32 - Thy servant Job 5:12 - disappointeth Isaiah 19:11 - the princes Daniel 9:12 - our judges
Cross-References
And it cometh to pass, at the entering of Abram into Egypt, that the Egyptians see the woman that she [is] exceeding fair;
and princes of Pharaoh see her, and praise her unto Pharaoh, and the woman is taken [to] Pharaoh's house;
for Jehovah restraining had restrained every womb of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
And David saith unto Ornan, `Give to me the place of the threshing-floor, and I build in it an altar to Jehovah; for full silver give it to me, and the plague is restrained from the people.'
That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands [are] all of them.
honourable [is] the marriage in all, and the bed undefiled, and whoremongers and adulterers God shall judge.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled,.... Such who have the greatest share of knowledge and wisdom in civil things, and are capable of giving advice to others, and are very useful in commonwealths, in cities, towns, and neighbourhoods; wherefore it is a judgment on a people when such are removed, Isaiah 3:3; these God can spoil at once of all their wisdom and knowledge, and render them unfit to give advice and counsel to others; or he can confound their schemes, disappoint their devices, carry their counsel headlong, and make it of none effect, and so spoil them of their ends and views, and of their fame, credit, and reputation:
and maketh the judges fools; men of great parts, abilities, and capacities, whereby they are qualified to sit upon the bench, preside in courts of judicature, and judge in all matters of controversy that come before them; and it is a happiness to a country to have such persons, as it is a judgment to have them removed, see Isaiah 3:2; yet God can take away the wisdom of such men, deprive them of their natural abilities, and so infatuate them, that they shall not be able to understand a cause, but pass a foolish sentence, to their own shame and disgrace, as well as to the injury of others; see Isaiah 40:23.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled - Plundered or captive. That is, the counsels of wise and great men do not avail against God. Statesmen who promised themselves victory as the result of their plans he disappoints, and leads away into captivity. The object of this is to show that God is superior over all, and also that people are not dealt with in exact accordance with their character and rank. God is a sovereign, and he shows his sovereignty when defeating the counsels and purposes of the wisest of men, and overturning the plans of the mighty.
And maketh the judges fools - He leaves them to distracted and foolish plans. He leaves them to the adoption of measures which result in their own ruin. He is a sovereign, having control over the minds of the great, and power to defeat all their counsels, and to render them infatuated. Nothing can be clearer than this. Nothing has been more frequently illustrated in the history of nations. In accordance with this belief is the well-known expression:
Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat.
“Whom God purposes to destroy, he first infatuates.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 12:17. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled — The events of war are also in his hand. It is he who gives victory; through him even the counsellors - the great men and chief men, are often led into captivity, and found among the spoils.
And maketh the judges fools. — He infatuates the judges. Does this refer to the foolish conduct of some of the Israelitish judges, such as Samson?
