Verse Comparison: Job 12:18
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He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.Amplified® Bible
He looses the fetters [ordered] by kings and has [the] waistcloth [of a slave] bound about their [own] loins.Contemporary English Version
and makes slaves of kings.Darby English Version
He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;Good News Bible
He dethrones kings and makes them prisoners;King James Version
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.New American Standard Bible
"He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle.New International Version
He takes off the shackles put on by kings
and ties a loincloth around their waist.New King James Version
He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He loosens the bond of kings And binds their loins with a girdle.Revised Standard Version
He looses the bonds of kings, and binds a waistcloth on their loins.Young's Literal Translation
The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
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