Job 12:23
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
In other versions
He increaseth the nations, and he destroyeth them: He enlargeth the nations, and he leadeth them captive.
ASV
Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
BBE
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; he spreadeth out the nations, and bringeth them in;
DBY
He increases the nations, and he destroys them. He enlarges the nations, and he leads them captive.
WEB
Magnifying the nations, and He destroyeth them, Spreading out the nations, and He quieteth them.
YLT
He increases the nations, and destroys them: he enlarges the nations, and straitens them again.
ENG
He increaseth nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth nations, and straiteneth them again.
WBT
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
BSB
In context
21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
23He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.
24He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.