Job 12:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

0He increasethמַשְׂגִּ֣יאh7679
4the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םh1471
2and destroyethוַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑םh6
3them he enlargethשֹׁטֵ֥חַh7849
4the nationsלַ֝גּוֹיִ֗םh1471
5and straitenethוַיַּנְחֵֽם׃h5148

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.