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into whose hand God bringeth <i>abundantly</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure— In what God provides by His hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The tents of the destroyers are complacent, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The tents of the destroyers prosper; And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure, Whom God brings into their power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tents of robbers are safe, and those who trouble God are secure; God holds them in his hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure; God&#8217s power provides this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Robbers and other godless people live safely at home and say, "God is in our hands!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[But] robbers' tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But thieves and godless people live in peace, though their only god is their own strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The tents of robbers are at rest, and those who provoke God are secure, that is, those who carry their god in their pocket. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure?those who carry their god in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident--who carry their god in their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their god in their hands. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The tents of spoilers are at peace, "" And those provoking God have confidence, "" Into whose hand God has brought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The tents to those oppressing will be secure, and confidence to those provoking God to anger: whom God will bring into his hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The tabernacles of robbers are numerous, and they provoke God boldly; whereas, it is he who has given all things into their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet the tents of robbers are prosperous, and those who provoke God are secure, whom God has in his power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The tabernacle of robbers shall be removed, and the confidence of those who provoke God; for there is no God in their heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The tents of robbers and the trust of those who are angry with God will be removed, because there is no God in their heart <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure, In whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition <i>made</i> of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/12-6.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=1795" 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">5</span>The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hā·lîm (N-mp) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">The tents</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: lə·šō·ḏə·ḏîm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">of robbers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7951.htm" title="7951: yiš·lā·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be quiet or at ease. Or shalav; a primitive root; to be tranquil, i.e. Secure or successful.">are safe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: lə·mar·gî·zê (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">and those who provoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/987.htm" title="987: ū·ḇaṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Security, safety. Feminine plural from batach; security.">are secure—</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">those who carry</a> <a href="/hebrew/433.htm" title="433: ’ĕ·lō·w·ah (N-ms) -- God, god. Probably prolonged From 'el; a deity or the Deity.">their god</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in their hands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.…<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="/psalms/73-3.htm">Psalm 73:3-12</a></span><br />For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. / They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed. / They are free of the burdens others carry; they are not afflicted like other men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1-2</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a></span><br />Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7-9</a></span><br />Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. / Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. / For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalm 10:3-11</a></span><br />For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. / In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. / He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Malachi 3:15</a></span><br />So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/8-14.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:14</a></span><br />There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-3.htm">Psalm 94:3-7</a></span><br />How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult? / They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. / They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Proverbs 1:32</a></span><br />For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1-2</a></span><br />The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil. / Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-6</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">2 Peter 2:12-15</a></span><br />These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed. / The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you. / Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.</p><p class="hdg">tabernacles</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24</a></b></br> The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, <i>and</i> who <i>is</i> he?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-7.htm">Job 21:7-15</a></b></br> Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Psalm 17:14</a></b></br> From men <i>which are</i> thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, <i>which have</i> their portion in <i>this</i> life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid <i>treasure</i>: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their <i>substance</i> to their babes.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/nahum/2-2.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/job/10-8.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Marauders</a> <a href="/job/8-6.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/10-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-20.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/job/11-18.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/12-5.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/job/11-14.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-6.htm">Undisturbed</a> <a href="/job/6-22.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/esther/2-13.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/26-3.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/job/15-12.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/job/33-22.htm">Destroyers</a> <a href="/job/12-23.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/job/12-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/12-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Marauders</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/job/13-5.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/job/12-13.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Prosper</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Robbers</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/job/12-19.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/job/12-13.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Tabernacles</a> <a href="/job/15-34.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Undisturbed</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/job/37-12.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/job/14-13.htm">Wrath</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>The tents of robbers are safe</b><br>This phrase reflects Job's observation of the apparent prosperity of the wicked. In the ancient Near Eastern context, tents symbolize temporary dwellings, often associated with nomadic tribes or those living outside city walls. The term "robbers" suggests individuals who gain wealth through unjust means. Job's lament highlights a common biblical theme: the prosperity of the wicked, which is also addressed in Psalms 73:3-12 and <a href="/jeremiah/12.htm">Jeremiah 12:1</a>. This apparent contradiction challenges the retributive justice theology held by Job's friends, who believe that suffering is always a result of sin.<p><b>and those who provoke God are secure—</b><br>Here, Job points out the paradox of those who openly defy God yet live in security. This security seems to contradict the expected divine justice. The cultural context of the time often equated material success with divine favor, yet Job's experience and observation challenge this notion. This theme is echoed in <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Malachi 3:15</a>, where the prophet questions why evildoers prosper. Job's statement serves as a critique of simplistic theological views and invites deeper reflection on the nature of God's justice and timing.<p><b>those who carry their god in their hands.</b><br>This phrase likely refers to idol worship, where individuals create and carry physical representations of their deities. In the ancient world, idol worship was prevalent, with people crafting gods from wood, stone, or metal, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>. The irony in Job's statement is that these idols, which are powerless and man-made, seem to offer security to their worshipers. This critique of idolatry aligns with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes the futility of worshiping anything other than the one true God, as seen in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). The phrase underscores the tension between visible prosperity and true spiritual security.<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 of great faith and integrity who undergoes severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/robbers.htm">Robbers</a></b><br>Represents those who live unrighteously, engaging in theft and deceit, yet appear to prosper.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, whom Job and his friends discuss extensively throughout the book, questioning His justice and the nature of suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_friends.htm">Job's Friends</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the broader context, offering their perspectives on Job's suffering.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tents.htm">The Tents</a></b><br>Symbolic of the temporary dwellings and lives of those who live in opposition to God's ways, yet seem to enjoy security.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_paradox_of_prosperity.htm">The Paradox of Prosperity</a></b><br>The verse highlights the perplexing reality that those who live in defiance of God often appear to thrive. This challenges believers to trust in God's ultimate justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_security.htm">The Illusion of Security</a></b><br>The security of the wicked is temporary and deceptive. True security is found in a relationship with God, not in material wealth or power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_idolatry.htm">The Nature of Idolatry</a></b><br>"Those who carry their god in their hands" suggests reliance on man-made idols or wealth. Believers are reminded to place their trust in God alone, not in earthly possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_amidst_injustice.htm">Faith Amidst Injustice</a></b><br>Job's observation encourages believers to maintain faith even when life seems unfair, trusting that God sees and will ultimately set things right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_righteousness.htm">The Call to Righteousness</a></b><br>Despite the apparent success of the wicked, believers are called to pursue righteousness, knowing that God's judgment is sure and His rewards eternal.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.</span>--Some understand these words, <span class= "ital">to him that bringeth his god in his hand </span>(comp. <a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm" title="Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power to his god.">Habakkuk 1:11</a>; <a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm" title="Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.">Habakkuk 1:16</a>); but the other seems more in accordance with the usage. (Comp., <span class= "ital">e.g., </span><a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm" title="Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.">Proverbs 3:27</a>, &c.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The tabernacles of robbers prosper</span>. Having set at rest the personal question between himself and his friends, Job reverts to his main argument, and maintains that, the whole course of mundane events being under God's governance, all the results are to be attributed to him, and among them both the prosperity of the wicked, and, by parity of reasoning, the sufferings of the righteous. <span class="cmt_word">And they that provoke God are secure</span> (comp. <a href="/job/9-24.htm">Job 9:24</a>; <a href="/job/10-3.htm">Job 10:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly</span>. So both the Authorized and the Revised Versions; but recent critics mostly render, "who bring their God in their hand," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "who regard their own right hand as their God" (comp. Virgil, 'Aen., 10:773, "Dextra mihi Dens") <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/12-6.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">The tents</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽהָלִ֨ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of robbers</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·ḏə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are safe,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·lā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7951.htm">Strong's 7951: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be tranquil, secure, successful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those who provoke</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mar·gî·zê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are secure—</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> </span><span class="str2">Security, safety</span><br /><br /><span class="word">those who carry</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵבִ֖יא</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their god</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱל֣וֹהַּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·w·ah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_433.htm">Strong's 433: </a> </span><span class="str2">God -- a deity, the Deity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their hands.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָדֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/12-6.htm">Job 12:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/12-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 12:6 The tents of robbers prosper (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/12-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 12:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 12:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/12-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 12:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 12:7" /></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>