Job 12:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.”
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“He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 12:23 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 1:20So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
- Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
- Psalms 107:39When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow,
- Isaiah 9:3You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
- Isaiah 26:15You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
- Isaiah 27:6In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- Isaiah 51:2Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
- Isaiah 60:22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
- Jeremiah 30:19Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
- Jeremiah 33:22As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
- Zechariah 10:8I will whistle for them to gather,for I have redeemed them;and they will be as numerousas they once were.
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