Job 12:19

19 Él se lleva lejos a los sacerdotes, despojados de su posición;
derroca a los que llevan muchos años en el poder.

Job 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

Job 12:19

He leadeth princes away spoiled
Of their principalities and dominions, of their wealth and riches, and of their honour and glory; or "priests" ^F21, as some choose to render the word, against whom God has indignation for their sins, and leads them into captivity with others; so the Septuagint version, "he leads the priests captives"; for no office, ever so sacred, can protect wicked men, see ( Lamentations 2:6 ) ( Jeremiah 14:18 ) ; and from these sometimes the law perishes, and they are spoiled of their wisdom and knowledge, and made unfit to instruct the people, and so of their credit and reputation among them. Sephorno interprets it of the priests spoiled of their prophesying, they prophesying false things to kings:

and overthroweth the mighty;
the mighty angels from heaven when they sinned, and mighty men on earth, kings and princes, whom he puts down from their seats of majesty and grandeur. Sephorno interprets this of kings, whose ways are perverted, by being led by false prophets, as Ahab was. Some ^F23 understand this of ecclesiastical men, mighty in word and doctrine, well grounded in theology, yet their wisdom being taken away from them, they turn aside into wicked paths, practices, and principles, and fall from their steadfastness in truth and holiness.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (Mynhk) "sacerdotes", V. L. Montanus, Tigurine version, Bolducius, Cocceius, Schmidt, Schultens.
F23 Schmidt, Michaelis, Schultens.

Job 12:19 In-Context

17 Él se lleva a los consejeros y les quita el buen juicio;
los jueces sabios se vuelven necios.

18 Él despoja a los reyes del manto real
y son llevados lejos con cuerdas alrededor de la cintura.

19 Él se lleva lejos a los sacerdotes, despojados de su posición;
derroca a los que llevan muchos años en el poder.

20 Él hace callar al consejero de confianza
y quita la percepción a los ancianos.

21 Él derrama deshonra sobre los príncipes
y desarma a los fuertes.