Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
KJV
Qui multiplicat gentes, et perdit eas, et subversas in integrum restituit.
Vulgate
καταστρωννύων ἔθνη καὶ καθοδηγῶν αὐτά.
LXX
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
ASV
מַשְׂגִּ֣יא לַ֭/גּוֹיִם וַֽ/יְאַבְּדֵ֑/ם שֹׁטֵ֥חַ לַ֝/גּוֹיִ֗ם וַ/יַּנְחֵֽ/ם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
ם
m
verb · 183×
ם
m
verb · 38×
מַשְׂגִּ֣יא
mshgy'
verb · 2×
תִּשְׁטַ֥ח
tshtch
verb · 6×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 17:26 — And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
- Isa 9:3 — Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
- Isa 26:15 — Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.
- Isa 60:22 — A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.
- Ps 107:38 — He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.