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Job 12:21 KJV
Job · chapter 12 · verse 21
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.Job 12:21 · King James Version
Job 12:21 in context
19He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- weakenethrâphâhto slackenH7503 →
- contemptbûwzdisrespectH937 →
- strengthmâzîyacha beltH4206 →
- pourethshâphakto spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metalH8210 →
- princesnâdîybproperly, voluntaryH5081 →
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This is a noble discourse of Job's concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering and disposing of all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of his own will, which none dares gainsay or can resist.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-25