He leads priests away stripped ¹  and overthrows ²  the potentates. ³ 

biblegateway Job 12:19

"He makes priests walk barefoot And overthrows the secure ones.

He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.

He leads priests away barefoot and misleads those who serve in a temple.

biblegateway Job 12:19

He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.

He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty.

bibleoremus Job 12:19

He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.

he makes priests behave like idiots and overthrows those long in office;

biblegateway Job 12:19

He leads princes away plundered, And overthrows the mighty.

He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.

biblegateway Job 12:19

He leads priests away stripped ¹  and overthrows ²  the potentates. ³ 

¹ tn Except for “priests,” the phraseology is identical to v. 17a.

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.

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.