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Job 12:23

He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.

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ASV

He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.

KJV

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מַשְׂגִּ֣יאmas.Gi'[he is] making greatH7679
לַ֭גּוֹיִםLa.go.yim<to> the nationsH1471
וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םvay.'a.be.Demand he destroyed themH6
שֹׁטֵ֥חַsho.Te.ach[he is] spreading outH7849
לַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םla.go.Yim<to> the nationsH1471
וַיַּנְחֵֽם׃vai.yan.Chemand he led themH5148

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain