King James Version
Job 5:12 in the King James Version says “He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. their enterprise: or, a...” — study this verse from Job chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. their enterprise: or, any thing”
Job 5:12 · KJV
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: fields: Heb. outplaces
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. their enterprise: or, any thing
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. meet: or, run into
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“the devices”
H4284a contrivance, i.e., (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“so that their hands”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“their enterprise”
H8454support or (by implication) ability, i.e., (direct) help, (in purpose) an undertaking, (intellectual) understanding
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