17He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.


In Context

14 What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man he imprisons cannot be released.

15 If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.

16 To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.

17 He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.

18 He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.

19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.

Job 12:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:17He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17He leads counsellors away spoiled, and makes the judges fools.