Job 12:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 12:18

16 With Him are strength and prudence.
The deceived and the deceiver are His.

17 He leads counselors away plundered,
And makes fools of the judges.

18 He loosens the bonds of kings,
And binds their waist with a belt.

19 He leads¹ princes away plundered,
And overthrows the mighty.

20 ^aHe deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.

21 ^aHe pours contempt on princes,
And¹ disarms the mighty.

22 He ^auncovers deep things out of darkness,
And brings the shadow of death to light.

23 ^aHe¹ makes nations great, and destroys them;
He enlarges nations, and guides them.

Verse Comparison: Job 12:18

American Standard Version
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.

New English Translation
He loosens¹ the bonds² of kings and binds a loincloth³ around their waist.