18He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.


In Context

15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.

17 He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

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

19 He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

20 He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

Job 12:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:18He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:18He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:18He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:18He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:18He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:18He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:18The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:18He looses the bond of kings, and girds their loins with a girdle.