Job 12:19

He leadeth princes away spoiled— He depriveth the priests of their understanding. Schultens.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He leadeth princes away spoiled - That is, plundered. The word here rendered “princes” כהנים kôhênı̂ym means properly priests, and it is us...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Eliphaz had appealed to revelation, Bildad to the wisdom of the ancients, Zophar assumes that he himself is the oracle of God's wisdom. Job answers t...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty - What multitudes of proof...
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He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. Princes - rather, priests, as the Hebrew is rendered, Psalms 99:6 (Umbreit)....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Princes] RV 'priests.' Perhaps, 'He sends mad priests and perverts the mighty.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He leadeth princes. — Some understand priests rather than princes. The word appears to be used in both senses; here the parallelism seems to su...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job's last reply in this first cycle is to the whole argument, as well as to Zophar's application of it. From beginning to end, it thrills with sarca...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? (12) В¶ With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (13) With him...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He leadeth princes away spoiled ,.... Of their principalities and dominions, of their wealth and riches, and of their honour and glory; or "priests"...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. Ver. 19. He leadeth away princes spoiled ] Or priests. Ducit sacerdotes inglorios,...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understandi...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

Behold, He breaketh down. Job’s maxims Perhaps Job uses this lofty language concerning God for two reasons. 1. To show that he could speak a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The discourse of Job, here begun, continues through three chapters ( Job 12:1-18 ; Job 13:1-18 ; Job 14:1-18 .). It is thought to f...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

He leadeth princes, priests who were at the same time rulers, away spoiled, all their authority being taken from them, and overthroweth the mighty...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:45 ; 1 Samuel 17:46 ; Isaiah 37:36-38 ; Isaiah 45:1 ; Joshua 10:24 ; Joshua 10:42 ; Revelation 17:14 ; Revelation 19:19-21

¹⁹ He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

Related Commentaries of Job 12:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 12:19