21 He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms[a] the strong.
22 He reveals mysteries from the darkness
and brings the deepest darkness into the light.(A)
23 He makes nations great, then destroys them;
he enlarges nations,(B) then leads them away.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:21 Lit and loosens the belt of

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