18He looseth the bond of kings, and 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 effectual working; the deceived and the deceiver are his.

17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools.

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

19 He leadeth priests away spoiled, 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 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 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.