Job 12:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He makesמַשְׂגִּ֣יא
(mas·gi)
7679: to grow, grow greata prim. root
the nationsלַ֭גֹּויִם
(lag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
great, 
 
7679: to grow, grow greata prim. root
then destroysוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם
(vay·'ab·be·dem;)
6: to perisha prim. root
them; He enlargesשֹׁטֵ֥חַ
(sho·te·ach)
7849: to spread, spread abroada prim. root
the nations,לַ֝גֹּויִ֗ם
(lag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
then leadsוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃
(vai·yan·chem.)
5148: to lead, guidea prim. root
them away. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
He increaseth
saga'  (saw-gaw')
to grow, i.e. (causatively) to enlarge, (figuratively) laud -- increase, magnify.
the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
and destroyeth
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
them he enlargeth
shatach  (shaw-takh')
to expand -- all abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.
the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
and straiteneth
nachah  (naw-khaw')
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) -- bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
them again
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He makes the nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges the nations, then leads them away.

King James Bible
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He makes nations great, then destroys them; He enlarges nations, then leads them away.

International Standard Version
He makes nations great, and then destroys them; he enlarges nations, but then sends them away to captivity.

NET Bible
He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations large and leads them away.

King James 2000 Bible
He increases the nations, and destroys them: he enlarges the nations, and leads them away.
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