Job 12:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He taketh away the heart of the chief 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 107:40 : 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
Job 12:20 : 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
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 solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
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 convert, and be healed.
Isa 19:1 : 1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved 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 hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Hos 7:11 : 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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