Job 12:23
“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth,.... The people of the earth are the common people; the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them - He has entire control over them. The sources of prosperity are in his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 12:12-25
This is a noble discourse of Job's concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering and disposing of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
God's rule among the nations and direction of their fate.
and straiteneth themagain] Perhaps, and leadeth them away, cf.…
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