Job 12:17

Job Presents His Case · Job 12:1–25
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Translations

Modern
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
Traditional
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Literal
He leads away counselors barefoot, and judges He makes foolish.
Latin
Adducit consiliarios in stultum finem, et judices in stuporem.

Original

Hebrew
English
He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

Notes

He leads counselors away barefoot: In this metaphor, God removes leaders' abilities. It could also mean losing the symbols of office or becoming naked captives (12:18–19).

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