Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones. King James Bible He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. Darby Bible Translation He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty; World English Bible He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty. Young's Literal Translation Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth. Job 12:19 Parallel Commentary Barnes' Notes on the BibleHe leadeth princes away spoiled - That is, plundered. The word here rendered "princes" כהנים kôhênı̂ym means properly priests, and it is usually so rendered in the Scriptures. The ancient Hebrew interpreters suppose that the word sometimes also means prince. The Chaldee paraphrasist has not unfrequently so rendered it, using the word רבא to express it; Genesis 41:45; Psalm 110:4. In this place, the Vulgate renders it, "sacerdotes;" and the Septuagint, ἱερεῖς hiereis, "priests." So Luther renders it, "Priester." So Castellio. It can be applied to princes or statesmen only because priests were frequently engaged in performing the functions of civil officers, and were in fact to a certain extent officers of the government. But it seems to me that it is to be taken in its usual signification, and that it means that even the ministers of religion were at the control of God, and were subject to the same reverses as other people of distinction and power. And overthroweth - The word used here (סלף sâlaph) has the notion of slipping, or gliding. So in Arabic, the word means to slip by, and to besmear; see Proverbs 13:6 : "Wickedness overthroweth תסלף tesâlaph, causes to slip) the sinner;" compare Proverbs 21:12; Proverbs 22:12. Here it means to overthrow, to prostrate. The most mighty chieftains cannot stand firm before him, but they glide away and fall. Job 12:19 Parallel Commentaries Library Whether it is Necessary for Salvation to Believe Anything Above the Natural Reason?Objection 1: It would seem unnecessary for salvation to believe anything above the natural reason. For the salvation and perfection of a thing seem to be sufficiently insured by its natural endowments. Now matters of faith, surpass man's natural reason, since they are things unseen as stated above ([2281]Q[1], A[4]). Therefore to believe seems unnecessary for salvation. Objection 2: Further, it is dangerous for man to assent to matters, wherein he cannot judge whether that which is proposed to him … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Derision Can be a Mortal Sin? Cross References Job 19:9 "He has stripped my honor from me And removed the crown from my head. Job 21:7 "Why do the wicked still live, Continue on, also become very powerful? Job 22:8 "But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. Job 24:22 "But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life. Job 34:20 "In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand. Job 34:24 "He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. Job 35:9 "Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty. Jump to Previous Barefoot Causing Established Leads Makes Mighty Ministers Ones Overthroweth Overthrows Overturning Positions Priests Princes Prisoners Safe Secure Spoil Spoiled Stripped Strong WalkJump to Next Barefoot Causing Established Leads Makes Mighty Ministers Ones Overthroweth Overthrows Overturning Positions Priests Princes Prisoners Safe Secure Spoil Spoiled Stripped Strong WalkLinks Job 12:19 NIVJob 12:19 NLT Job 12:19 ESV Job 12:19 NASB Job 12:19 KJV Job 12:19 Bible Apps Job 12:19 Biblia Paralela Job 12:19 Chinese Bible Job 12:19 French Bible Job 12:19 German Bible Job 12:19 Commentaries Bible Hub |