Job 12:19

NETBible

He leads priests away stripped 1  and overthrows 2  the potentates. 3 

NIV ©

He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.

NASB ©

"He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.

NLT ©

He leads priests away stripped of status; he overthrows the mighty.

MSG ©

He strips priests of their robes, and fires high officials from their jobs.

BBE ©

He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

NRSV ©

He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.

NKJV ©

He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.

KJV
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NASB ©
"He makes priests
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And overthrows
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the secure
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LXXM
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PRT
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V-AAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL
He leads
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priests
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away
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stripped
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and overthrows
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the potentates
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HEBREW
Ploy
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NETBible

He leads priests away stripped 1  and overthrows 2  the potentates. 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Except for “priests,” the phraseology is identical to v. 17a.

2 tn The verb has to be defined by its context: it can mean “falsify” (Exod 23:8), “make tortuous” (Prov 19:3), or “plunge” into misfortune (Prov 21:12). God overthrows those who seem to be solid.

3 tn The original meaning of אֵיתָן (’eytan) is “perpetual.” It is usually an epithet for a torrent that is always flowing. It carries the connotations of permanence and stability; here applied to people in society, it refers to one whose power and influence does not change. These are the pillars of society.