Verse Comparison: Job 12:24
American Standard Version
He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
Amplified® Bible
He takes away understanding from the leaders of the people of the land {and} of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no path.
Contemporary English Version
God strikes their rulers senseless, then leaves them to roam through barren deserts,
Darby English Version
He taketh away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.
Good News Bible
He makes their leaders foolish and lets them wander confused and lost;
King James Version
He 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.
New American Standard Bible
"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
New International Version
He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;
he sends them wandering through a trackless waste.
New King James Version
He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He deprives of intelligence the chiefs of the earth's people And makes them wander in a pathless waste.
Revised Standard Version
He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and makes them wander in a pathless waste.
Young's Literal Translation
Turning aside the heart Of the heads of the people of the land, And he causeth them to wander In vacancy -- no way!
