Job 12:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֵסִ֗יר לֵ֭ב רָאשֵׁ֣י עַם־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝יַּתְעֵ֗ם בְּתֹ֣הוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ׃

Transliteration

mēsîr lēb rāʾšê ʿam-hā-ʾāreṣ wa-yatʿēm bə-tōhû lōʾ-dārek

Grammar Details

*mēsîr*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - removing
*lēb*: noun, masculine singular construct - heart of
*rāʾšê*: noun, masculine plural construct - chiefs of
*ʿam-hā-ʾāreṣ*: noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, feminine singular - people of the land
*wa-yatʿēm*: waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he makes them wander
*bə-tōhû*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in emptiness
*lōʾ-dārek*: negative particle + noun, masculine singular - no way

Word Meanings

*mēsîr*: removes/takes away
*lēb*: heart/mind/understanding
*rāʾšê*: chiefs/heads/leaders
*ʿam-hā-ʾāreṣ*: people of the land/populace
*yatʿēm*: makes them wander/causes them to stray
*tōhû*: emptiness/wasteland/chaos
*dārek*: way/road/path

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:40 : 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.
Job 12:20 : 20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.
Job 17:4 : 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
Ps 107:4 : 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way; They found no city of habitation.
Isa 6:9-9 : 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
Isa 19:1 : 1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Dan 4:16 : 16 let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
Dan 4:33 : 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair was grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].
Hos 7:11 : 11 And Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding: they call unto Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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