Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Job 12:23 in English Standard Version "He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away." 2Ki 18:11 The king of Assyria carried the Israelites away to Assyria and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, Isa 9:3 You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. Isa 26:15 But you have increased the nation, O Lord, you have increased the nation; you are glorified; you have enlarged all the borders of the land.