Job 12:24
“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They grope in the dark without light,.... Like blind men, as the men of Sodom, when they were struck with blindness; or…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He taketh away the heart - The word heart here evidently means mind, intelligence, wisdom; see the notes at Job 12:3. Of…
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
he taketh away the heart i. e. the understanding; cf. on ch. Job 11:12.
in a wilderness Same word as in ch. Job 6:18.…
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