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


In Context

15 If he withhold the waters, all things shall be dried up: and if he send them out, they shall overturn the earth.

16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceiver, and him that is deceived.

17 He bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to insensibility.

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

19 He leadeth away priests without glory, and overthroweth nobles.

20 He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.