Lexical Summary sholal: Spoil, Plunder, Booty Original Word: שׁוֹלָל Strong's Exhaustive Concordance spoiled, stripped Or sheylal (Micah 1:8) {shay-lawl'}; from shalal; nude (especially bare-foot); by implication, captive -- spoiled, stripped. see HEBREW shalal NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shalal Definition barefoot NASB Translation barefoot (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs שׁוֺלָל adjective indeclinable (Ges§ 118o) barefoot (apparently stripped as to walking; always with הלן); — אֵילְכָה שׁוֺלָל וְעָרוֺם Micah 1:8 Qr I will go barefoot and naked (Kt שילל); ׳טוֺלִיךְ יוֺעֲצִם שׁ Job 12:17, compare Job 12:19. Topical Lexicon Semantic Range and Core Idea The term depicts the state of being stripped, barefoot, or plundered. Whether describing material spoil carried off by a conqueror or the personal stripping of dignity, it always conveys humiliation, loss of protection, and public exposure. Occurrences in Scripture 1. Job 12:17 – “He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.” Literary Context • Job 12 forms part of Job’s rebuttal to his friends: human greatness is easily stripped away by the Almighty. Historical and Cultural Background Ancient Near-Eastern armies marched captives home barefoot and half-clothed to display total victory. Slaves and prisoners of war commonly lost sandals and outer garments, marking them as dispossessed. Prophets occasionally adopted such imagery to dramatize judgment (compare Isaiah 20:2-4). Theological Themes • Divine Sovereignty: God alone can reduce counselors, priests, and princes to spoil, proving every earthly structure contingent on His favor. Christological and Redemptive Overtones The humiliation motif anticipates the Messiah, who was “stripped” by soldiers (Matthew 27:28) and, through the cross, “disarmed the powers and authorities” (Colossians 2:15). The One made a spoil of men triumphs by making spoils of His enemies. Practical Ministry Applications • Humility: Recognize that titles and influence can be removed in a moment; cultivate dependence on God rather than position. Devotional Implications Pray: “Lord, keep me from trusting in anything You can strip away. Clothe me in the righteousness that cannot be taken.” Forms and Transliterations שֹׁולָ֖ל שׁוֹלָ֑ל שולל shoLal šō·w·lāl šōwlālLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 12:17 HEB: מוֹלִ֣יךְ יוֹעֲצִ֣ים שׁוֹלָ֑ל וְֽשֹׁפְטִ֥ים יְהוֹלֵֽל׃ NAS: walk barefoot And makes fools KJV: counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges INT: walk counselors barefoot of judges and makes Job 12:19 Micah 1:8 3 Occurrences |
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