A moment in scripture
Job 12:21
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He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
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The surrounding passage
- Job 12:19
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
- Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
- Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
- Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.