Ayub 12:19

12:19 He leads priests away stripped ¹ 

and overthrows ²  the potentates. ³ 

Amos 2:3

2:3 I will remove ⁴  Moab’s leader; ⁵ 

I will kill all Moab’s ⁶  officials ⁷  with him.”

The Lord has spoken!

[12:19]  ¹ tn Except for “priests,” the phraseology is identical to v. 17a.

[12:19]  ² tn The verb has to be defined by its context: it can mean “falsify” (Exod 23:8), “make tortuous” (Prov 19:3), or “plunge” into misfortune (Prov 21:12). God overthrows those who seem to be solid.

[12:19]  ³ tn The original meaning of אֵיתָן (’eytan) is “perpetual.” It is usually an epithet for a torrent that is always flowing. It carries the connotations of permanence and stability; here applied to people in society, it refers to one whose power and influence does not change. These are the pillars of society.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “cut off” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB “root out”; NCV “bring to an end.”

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “the leader [traditionally, “judge”] from her midst.”

[2:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Moab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ⁷ tn Or “princes” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT); TEV, CEV “leaders.”