Job 12:24 · KJV
“He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness {where there is} no way.”
— Job 12:24
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them {again}. {straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in}
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like {a} drunken {man}. {stagger: Heb. wander}
Job 12 — Context
He 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}. {straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in}
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness {where there is} no way.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like {a} drunken {man}. {stagger: Heb. wander}
Cross References
Psalms 107:40
He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, {where there is} no way. {wilderness: or, void place}
Job 12:20
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. {speech...: Heb. lip of the faithful}
Hosea 7:11
Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
Isaiah 6:9-10
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. {indeed, but understand: or, without ceasing, etc: Heb. in hearing, etc}
Psalms 107:4
They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Daniel 4:33
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' {feathers}, and his nails like birds' {claws}.
Job 17:4
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt {them}.
Isaiah 19:1
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.