Job 12:25

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

Modern
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
Traditional
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
Literal
They feel about in darkness without light, and He makes them stagger like a drunkard.
Latin
…palpabunt quasi in tenebris, et non in luce, et errare eos faciet quasi ebrios.

Original

Hebrew
English
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.

Notes

Lack of wise advice might have caused the kings to stagger like drunkards (12:17; see Isaiah 19:14). This happened because they experienced God's punishment (Psalm 75:8; Jeremiah 25:15–27).

Theme notes and profiles

Darkness and Light

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Darkness Light

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Dispensation of God Atheism: Arguments Against Praying for Government