Bible Commentary

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 18. he looseth the bond of kings ] The verse probably means, he relaxes, removes the authority of kings, destroys their bond or power over men; and as a consequence their own loins are girt with a girdle, i. e. either the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:18”

He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 17. away spoiled ] The word is rendered “stripped” Mic 1:8, the meaning being, deprived of their outer garments, and clothed as slaves and captives. The word might perhaps mean “barefooted” (so Sept. Mic 1:8), also a condition of those in destitution and mourning, 2Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:17”

With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver [are] his. 16. The word “wisdom” in this verse is that in ch. Job 5:12, Job 11:6. the deceived and the deceiver ] lit. he that errs and he that leads into error, he that is ruled and he that rules oppressively. These are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:16”

Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 15. withholdeth the waters ] In droughts. The second half of the verse refers to floods and cataclysms. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He withholdeth the waters – From the clouds and springs. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:15”

Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 14. breaketh down ] e.g. fenced cities, devoting them to ruin, cf. ch. Job 15:28. shutteth up a man ] In prison, as captive kings and the like, cf. Jer 22:24 seq., 2Ki 25:27 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:14”

With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 13. With him is wisdom and strength ] i. e. with God, him being emphatic. There is no antithesis however between His wisdom and that of the aged referred to Job 12:12. The passage that follows to the end of the chapter describes God’s … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:13”

With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 12. As Job 12:11 indicated the instrument, the ear, through which one learned, this verse refers to the source from which the information was to be obtained, viz. the ancients, that is, the aged men. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges With … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:12”

Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? 11. and the mouth taste his meat ] Rather, as the mouth (lit. palate) tasteth his meat. Does not the understanding ear discern and appropriate sound knowledge, as the palate discerns and relishes wholesome food? The ear (as well as the eye, Job … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:11”

In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 10. This verse rounds off the statement in Job 12:7 seq. that God moves among the living creatures upon the earth, dispensing life and death, in a way absolute and uncontrolled. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:10”

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 9. in all these ] Or, by all these, Gen 15:8. hath wrought this ] Rather, doeth this, viz. as Zophar had taught and as Job 12:10 explains, rules with an absolute sway in all the world of life upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Job 12:9”