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


In Context

15 Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

16 With Him are strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

17 Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

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

19 Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

20 Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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