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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/12.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped and overthrows officials long established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He leads priests away, stripped of status; he overthrows those with long years in power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“He makes priests walk barefoot, And overthrows the secure ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He makes priests walk barefoot, And overthrows the secure ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He makes priests walk barefoot And subverts the enduring ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“He makes priests walk barefoot, And He overturns men firmly seated <i>and</i> secure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God removes priests and others who have great power--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He leads priests away barefoot and misleads those who serve in a temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />he humbles priests and men of power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He leads away the priests naked and overthrows the ruling class. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the potentates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Causing ministers to go away [as] a spoil "" And strong ones He overthrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Leading away priests stripped off, and he will overthrow the mighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He leads away priests in dishonor and displaces nobles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He sends priests away barefoot, leads the powerful astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He leads priests with reverence, and overthrows the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He governs the Priests with awe and he brings down mighty men<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He sends away priests into captivity, and overthrows the mighty ones of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=1881" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/12.htm">Job Responds to Zophar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hă·nîm (N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">He leads priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: mō·w·lîḵ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7758.htm" title="7758: šō·w·lāl (Adj-ms) -- Barefoot. Or sheylal; from shalal; nude; by implication, captive.">barefoot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5557.htm" title="5557: yə·sal·lêp̄ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To twist, pervert, overturn. A primitive root; properly, to wrench, i.e. to subvert.">and overthrows</a> <a href="/hebrew/386.htm" title="386: wə·’ê·ṯā·nîm (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Perennial, ever-flowing, permanence. Or ethan; from an unused root; permanence; hence permanent; specifically a chieftain.">the established.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Isaiah 3:1-4</a></span><br />For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water, / the mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder, / the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a></span><br />He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Psalm 107:40</a></span><br />He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Isaiah 40:23</a></span><br />He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7-8</a></span><br />The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. / He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Ezekiel 21:26</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Remove the turban, and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are: Exalt the lowly and bring low the exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-28</a></span><br />But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">Psalm 75:6-7</a></span><br />For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert, / but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a></span><br />The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a></span><br />Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5-6</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” / Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-5</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He leads princes away spoiled, and overthrows the mighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24,42</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-45.htm">1 Samuel 17:45,46</a></b></br> Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36-38</a></b></br> Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they <i>were</i> all dead corpses… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/12-17.htm">Barefoot</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/esther/9-32.htm">Established</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Leads</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/esther/6-3.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/job/6-23.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Overthroweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Overthrows</a> <a href="/job/9-5.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-40.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/job/3-15.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/job/3-18.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/12-17.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Barefoot</a> <a href="/job/29-3.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/job/21-8.htm">Established</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Leads</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/103-21.htm">Ministers</a> <a href="/job/12-20.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/job/34-25.htm">Overthroweth</a> <a href="/job/34-25.htm">Overthrows</a> <a href="/job/28-9.htm">Overturning</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">Positions</a> <a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/job/36-8.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/17-5.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/psalms/7-4.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/job/15-33.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/job/12-21.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Job 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-1.htm">Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He leads priests away barefoot</b><br>This phrase highlights the sovereignty of God over religious leaders, emphasizing that no position is immune to His judgment. In ancient times, priests held significant authority and were often seen as intermediaries between God and the people. Being led away barefoot symbolizes humiliation and defeat, as going barefoot was a sign of mourning or captivity (<a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Isaiah 20:2-4</a>). This imagery underscores the idea that God can humble even the most revered and seemingly secure individuals. The concept of God humbling the proud is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/1_samuel/2-7.htm">1 Samuel 2:7</a> and <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>.<p><b>and overthrows the established.</b><br>The term "established" refers to those who hold power and authority, such as kings, rulers, or any entrenched societal structures. The overthrowing of the established signifies God's ability to disrupt human institutions and hierarchies, reminding believers that ultimate authority belongs to Him alone. This theme is prevalent throughout the Bible, as seen in the stories of Pharaoh's downfall in Exodus and the fall of Babylon in <a href="/daniel/5.htm">Daniel 5</a>. It also foreshadows the ultimate establishment of God's kingdom, where earthly powers will be subject to divine rule, as prophesied in <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>. This serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human power compared to the eternal sovereignty of God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man known for his righteousness and suffering. Job is speaking in this passage, expressing his understanding of God's sovereignty and power over human affairs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>Religious leaders in ancient Israel, responsible for conducting sacrifices and maintaining the spiritual life of the community. In this context, they symbolize those in positions of spiritual authority.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/established.htm">Established</a></b><br>Refers to those who hold positions of power and influence, possibly including rulers or leaders. The term suggests stability and authority, which God can overturn.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_authority.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Authority</a></b><br>God has ultimate control over all human authority. No position is so secure that it cannot be overturned by His will. This should remind us to place our trust in God rather than in human institutions or leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_leadership.htm">Humility in Leadership</a></b><br>Those in positions of authority should exercise humility, recognizing that their power is granted by God and can be taken away. Leaders should serve with integrity and a sense of accountability to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_power.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and status are temporary. We should focus on eternal values and seek to align our lives with God's purposes, rather than striving for worldly success.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_wisdom.htm">God's Justice and Wisdom</a></b><br>God's actions, though sometimes mysterious, are rooted in His perfect justice and wisdom. We can trust that He knows what is best, even when it involves the humbling of the powerful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_honor_god_with_wealth.htm">What does 'holy nation' mean for believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_priestly_rites_in_exodus_18_12.htm">Why does Exodus 18:12 lack priestly procedures or tabernacle sacrifices, unlike later instructions, when Jethro offers sacrifices with Israelite elders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_above_levitical_sacrifices.htm">What is the oldest book in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">He leadeth princes.</span>--Some understand <span class= "ital">priests </span>rather than <span class= "ital">princes. </span>The word appears to be used in both senses; here the parallelism seems to suit <span class= "ital">princes </span>better. The latter part of this chapter seems to re-echo the sentiments of Eliphaz in <a href="/context/job/5-11.htm" title="To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.">Job 5:11-16</a>; but, instead of giving them the optimist direction he had sketched, he confesses that his own position is rather one of blank despair. Eliphaz is quite sure he possesses the key to the interpretation of the ways of Providence. Job ever fears that his ignorance is so profound as to amount almost to sheer hopelessness, Job is thus the type of a man who has felt the hollowness and unreality of traditional orthodox), and is feeling his way in thick darkness, sustained, nevertheless, by an unquenchable faith that there is light, and that the light will eventually dawn. That this character is the more acceptable to the God of truth is made abundantly clear in the sequel. It is to be observed, however, that Job's breadth of view far exceeds that of Eliphaz, inasmuch as the latter generalises vaguely, while Job declares that not men, but <span class= "ital">nations, </span>are the subjects of God's guiding providence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He leadeth princes away spoiled</span>; rather, priests (<span class="hebrew">כהנים</span>), as in the Revised Version. This is the only mention of "priests" in the Book of Job, and a priest-caste, such as that of Egypt or of Israel, can scarcely be meant. The priests are placed among the mighty, on a par with kings (ver. 18), princes (ver. 21), and "the strong" (ver. 21). This context makes us naturally think of those priest-kings whom we hear of in the olden times, such as were Melchizedek (<a href="/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18-20</a>) and Jethro (<a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>; <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Exodus 18:1-27</a>), and the Egyptian kings of the twenty-first dynasty ('History of Ancient Egypt,' vol. 2. pp. 408-415), and Ethbaal of Tyro ('History of Phoenicia,' p. 435), and Sethos (Herod., 2, 141), and others. Job's allusion is probably to persons of this exalted class, who no doubt were sometimes defeated and dragged into captivity, like other rulers and governors. And overthroweth the mighty. Schultens understands by <span class="accented">ethanim</span> (<span class="hebrew">איחנים</span>) "great teachers;" but the ordinary meaning of the word is "strong" or "mighty" (see <a href="/job/33-19.htm">Job 33:19</a>; <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Micah 6:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He leads priests</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּהֲנִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">away</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹלִ֣יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·lîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">barefoot</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹלָ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·lāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7758.htm">Strong's 7758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nude, captive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and overthrows</span><br /><span class="heb">יְסַלֵּֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·sal·lêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5557.htm">Strong's 5557: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, pervert, overturn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the established.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵֽתָנִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ê·ṯā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_386.htm">Strong's 386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perennial, ever-flowing, permanence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-19.htm">Job 12:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-19.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>