Job 12:19
Good News Translation
he humbles priests and men of power.

New Revised Standard Version
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.

Contemporary English Version
God removes priests and others who have great power--

New American Bible
He sends priests away barefoot, leads the powerful astray.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

Joshua 10:24,42 And when they were brought out to him, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the army that were with him: Go, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and put their feet upon the necks of them lying under them, . . .

1 Samuel 17:45,46 And David said 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, which thou hast defied . . .

Isaiah 37:36-38 And the angel of the Lord went out and slew in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And they arose in the morning, and behold they were all dead corpses. . . .

Isaiah 45:1 Thus saith the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut.

Revelation 17:14 These shall fight with the Lamb. And the Lamb shall overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings: and they that are with him are called and elect and faithful.

Revelation 19:19-21 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse and with his army. . . .

Context
Job Responds to Zophar
18He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord. 19He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.20He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.…
Cross References
Job 19:9
He hath stripped me of my glory, and hath taken the crown from my head.

Job 21:7
Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches?

Job 22:8
In the strength of thy arm thou didst possess the land, and being the most mighty thou holdest it.

Job 24:22
He hath pulled down the strong by his might: and when he standeth up, he shall not trust to his life.

Job 34:20
They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.

Job 34:24
He shall break in pieces many and innumerable, and shall make others to stand in their stead.

Job 35:9
By reason of the multitude of oppressors they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

Job 12:18
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