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He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
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God's Power Over Leaders
Commentators agree that this verse describes God's sovereign power to remove wisdom, intelligence, and courage from the world's most powerful leaders. When God withdraws His hand, these 'chiefs of the people' are left with confused plans and become ineffective, wandering aimlessly like someone lost in a pathless wilderness.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He taketh away the heart — The word “heart” here evidently means mind, intelligence, and wisdom (see the notes at Job 12:3).
Of…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth The people of the ea…
This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of humankind according to the co…
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13th Century
Catholic
Job asserted above (verse 2) that what Zophar had said about the excellent greatness of God was evident to all people. Here, he intends to show tha…
