King James Version
Job 12:17 in the King James Version says “He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.” — study this verse from Job chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.”
Job 12:17 · KJV
Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and maketh the judges”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
“fools”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
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