Job 12:23

In 11 translations

BSB

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

KJV

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in

WEB

He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

ASV

He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

LSV

Magnifying the nations, and He destroys them, || Spreading out the nations, and He quiets them.

YLT

Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.

DBY

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;

DRC

He multiplieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them again after they were overthrown.

GNV

He increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: he inlargeth the nations, and bringeth them in againe.

JPS

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.

LXXE

Causing the nations to wander, and destroying them: overthrowing the nations, and leading them away.

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WLC

מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭גּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗ם וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Πλανῶν ἔθνη καὶ ἀπολλύων αὐτὰ, καταστρωννύων ἔθνη καὶ καθοδηγῶν αὐτά.

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• 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 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.
• Psalms 107:38He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
• 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.”
• 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.
• Zechariah 10:8I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
• 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.
• 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.
• Isaiah 27:6In the days to come, Jacob will take root. Israel will bud and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.

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