NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He increasethsaga' (saw-gaw') to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud -- increase, magnify. the nations gowy (go'-ee) a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. and destroyeth 'abad (aw-bad') to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) them he enlargeth shatach (shaw-takh') to expand -- all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out. the nations gowy (go'-ee) a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. and straiteneth nachah (naw-khaw') to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) -- bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten. them again Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. King James Bible He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. Holman Christian Standard Bible He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away. International Standard Version He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity. NET Bible He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them. GOD'S WORD® Translation He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away. King James 2000 Bible He increases the nations, and destroys them: he enlarges the nations, and leads them away. Links Job 12:23Job 12:23 NIV Job 12:23 NLT Job 12:23 ESV Job 12:23 NASB Job 12:23 KJV |
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