Job 12:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. | He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. | He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [he is] making great | מַשְׂגִּ֣יא | mas-GI' | H7679 | to grow greatשָׂגָא (sa.ga) 1) to increase, grow, magnify, grow great 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to make great 1a2) to magnify, laud Aramaic equivalent: se.ga (שְׂגָא "to grow great" H7680) |
| to the nations | לַ֭גּוֹיִם | LA-go-yim | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| and he destroyed them | וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם | vay-'a-be-DEM | H0006 | to perishאָבַד (a.vad) 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) 1a3) be lost, strayed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) 1b3) cause to stray, lose 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to destroy, put to death 1c1a) of divine judgment 1c2) object name of kings (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (אֲבַד "to destroy" H0007) |
| [he is] spreading out | שֹׁטֵ֥חַ | sho-TE-ach | H7849 | to spreadשָׁטַח (sha.tach) 1) to spread, spread abroad, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to spread 1a2) spreading, expanding (participle) 1b) (Piel) to spread out |
| to the nations | לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם | la-go-YIM | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| and he led them | וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃ | vai-yan-CHEM | H5148 | to leadנָחָה (na.chah) 1) to lead, guide 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.