17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges. 18 He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists. 19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.
Job 12:17–19
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Psalms 107:39–41
39 When they are decreased and humbled by oppression, evil, and sorrow, 40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
Job 12:23–25
23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them. 24 He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 25 They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
Psalms 76:11–12
11 Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared. 12 He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
Job 34:23–25
23 For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment. 24 He shatters the mighty without inquiry and sets up others in their place. 25 Therefore, He recognizes their deeds; He overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
Isaiah 40:22–24
22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. 23 He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless. 24 No so…
Isaiah 44:24–26
24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth, 25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds t…
Sirach 48:5–7
5 You raised up a dead man from death, from Hades, by the word of the Most High. (WEB) 6 You brought down kings to destruction, and honorable men from their sickbeds. (WEB) 7 You heard rebuke in Sinai, and judgments of vengeance in Horeb. (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 17:38–40
38 He will bless the people of the Lord with wisdom and gladness, And he himself will be pure from sin, so that he may rule a great people. (PSS) 39 He will rebuke rulers, and remove sinners by the might of his word; And relying upon his God, throughout his days he will n… (PSS)
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