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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/12-23.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7679.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7679: 1) to increase, grow, magnify, grow great <BR> 1a) (Hiphil) <BR> 1a1) to make great <BR> 1a2) to magnify, laud">7679</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7679.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7679 -- Occurrence 1 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַשְׂגִּ֣יא<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/masgi_7679.htm" title="mas·Gi: makes -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">maś-gî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">He makes great</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular">V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m <BR> 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) nation, people<BR> 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people <BR> 1a2) of descendants of Abraham <BR> 1a3) of Israel <BR> 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) <BR> n pr m <BR> 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'">1471</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1471 -- Occurrence 169 of 561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לַ֭גּוֹיִם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laggoyim_1471.htm" title="Lag·go·yim: the nations -- Occurrence 2 of 14.">lag-gō-w-yim</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">nations</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l, Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-l, Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6: 1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated <BR> 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) <BR> 1a3) be lost, strayed <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate <BR> 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) <BR> 1b3) cause to stray, lose <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to destroy, put to death <BR> 1c1a) of divine judgment <BR> 1c2) object name of kings (fig.)">6</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6 -- Occurrence 71 of 184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vayabbedem_6.htm" title="vay·'ab·be·Dem;: destroys -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">way-’ab-bə-ḏêm;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and destroys them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular :: third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7849.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7849: 1) to spread, spread abroad, stretch out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to spread <BR> 1a2) spreading, expanding (participle) <BR> 1b) (Piel) to spread out">7849</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7849.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7849 -- Occurrence 4 of 6">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שֹׁטֵ֥חַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shoteach_7849.htm" title="sho·Te·ach: enlarges -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">šō-ṭê-aḥ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">He enlarges</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular">V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m <BR> 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) nation, people<BR> 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people <BR> 1a2) of descendants of Abraham <BR> 1a3) of Israel <BR> 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) <BR> n pr m <BR> 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'">1471</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1471 -- Occurrence 170 of 561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laggoyim_1471.htm" title="lag·go·Yim,: the nations -- Occurrence 3 of 14.">lag-gō-w-yim,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">nations</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l, Article :: Noun - masculine plural">Prep-l, Art | N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5148: 1) to lead, guide <BR> 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide">5148</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5148.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5148 -- Occurrence 14 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyanchem_5148.htm" title="vai·yan·Chem.: leads -- Occurrence 4 of 7.">way-yan-ḥêm.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and guides them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular :: third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms | 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="lag·go·v·yim: the nations -- 1471: nation, people">לַ֭גֹּויִם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6.htm" title="vay·'ab·be·dem;: destroys -- 6: to perish">וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7849.htm" title="sho·te·ach: enlarges -- 7849: to spread, spread abroad">שֹׁטֵ֥חַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="lag·go·v·yim: the nations -- 1471: nation, people">לַ֝גֹּויִ֗ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5148.htm" title="vai·yan·chem.: leads -- 5148: to lead, guide">וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/job/12.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7679.htm" title="saga' (saw-gaw') -- increase, magnify">He increaseth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="gowy (go'-ee) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people">the nations</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6.htm" title="'abad (aw-bad') -- break, destroy(- uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely">and destroyeth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7849.htm" title="shatach (shaw-takh') -- all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out">them he enlargeth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="gowy (go'-ee) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people">the nations</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5148.htm" title="nachah (naw-khaw') -- bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten">and straiteneth them again</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גֹּויִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גֹּויִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">משגיא לגוים ויאבדם שטח לגוים וינחם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">משגיא לגוים ויאבדם שטח לגוים וינחם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:23 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">משגיא לגוים ויאבדם שטח לגוים וינחם׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/12-23.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them <i>again</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">increaseth</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 1:7,20</span> And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/107-38.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 107:38</span> He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffers …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 9:3</span> You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 26:15</span> You have increased the nation, O LORD, you have increased the nation: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 27:6</span> He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 51:2</span> Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah that bore you: for I called …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 60:22</span> A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 30:19</span> And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 33:22</span> As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Zechariah 10:8</span> I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: …</a></p><p class="hdg">straiteneth them again. 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