Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 12:24He 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.
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He taketh   Job 12:20; Job 17:4; Isa 6:9,10; Isa 19:1; Dan 4:16,33; Hsa 7:11
and causeth   Psa 107:4,40
in a wilderness   "Bethohoo ""in chaos,"" i.e., in a state of utter confusion; it is the same word which is employed in Gen 1:2, to describe the chaotic state of the earth at the creation."
Correlating Passages
He taketh
Job 12:20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.
Job 17:4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
Isa 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isa 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isa 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
Dan 4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him.
Dan 4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like birds' [claws].
Hsa 7:11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
and causeth
Psa 107:4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Psa 107:40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.
in a wilderness
Gen 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

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Scott, Thomas. "Job 12:24," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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