21He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.


In Context

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

19 He leads priests away stripped and overthrows men long established.

20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.

21 He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

22 He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.

23 He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.

Job 12:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and looseth the belt of the strong.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21He pours contempt on princes, and loosens the belt of the strong.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21He pours contempt on princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.