23 “He (A)makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He [a]enlarges the nations, then leads them away.
24 “He (B)deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth’s people
And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
25 “They (C)grope in darkness with no light,
And He makes them (D)stagger like a drunken man.

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  1. Job 12:23 Or spreads out

23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(A)
    he enlarges nations,(B) and disperses them.(C)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(D)
    he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(E)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(F)
    he makes them stagger like drunkards.(G)

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