Job 12:18 “He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their w…”

Job 12:18

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

World English Bible

He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.

American Standard Version

He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.

Geneva Bible 1599

He looseth the collar of Kings, and girdeth their loynes with a girdle.

Darby Translation

He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;

Young's Literal Translation

The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

Bible in Basic English

He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.”

Daniel 2:21 2 Chronicles 33:11–14 Jeremiah 52:31–34 Revelation 19:16

Daniel 2:21 · BSB

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

2 Chronicles 33:11–14 · BSB

So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:31–34 · BSB

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and…

Revelation 19:16 · BSB

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Also

Psalm 116:16

Psalm 116:16 · BSB

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established.

Read Job 12