Christian Standard Bible
Job 12:21
21He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the strong.
Job 12:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.
- New International Version (NIV)He pours contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He pours contempt on princes, And disarms the mighty.
Context of Job 12:21
19He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders. 20He deprives trusted advisers of speech and takes away the elders’ good judgment. He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the strong. 22He reveals mysteries from the darkness and brings the deepest darkness into the light. 23He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.
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שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 12:21
- Exodus 8:2But if you refuse to let them go, then I will plague all your territory with frogs.
- Exodus 16:24So they set it aside until morning as Moses commanded, and it didn’t stink or have maggots in it.
- 1 Kings 21:23The Lord also speaks of Jezebel: ‘The dogs will eat Jezebel in the plot of land at Jezreel:
- 2 Kings 9:26‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday’ — this is the Lord’s declaration — ‘so will I repay you on this plot of land’ — this is the Lord’s declaration. So now, according to the word of the Lord, pick him up and throw him on the plot of land.”
- Psalms 107:40he pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
- Isaiah 23:9The Lord of Armies planned it, to desecrate all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
- Isaiah 24:21On that day the Lord will punish the army of the heights in the heights and the kings of the ground on the ground.
- Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place.
- Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; he removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
- Daniel 4:32You will be driven away from people to live with the wild animals, and you will feed on grass like cattle for seven periods of time, until you acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.”
- Matthew 2:12And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
- Acts 12:23At once an angel of the Lord struck him because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Isaiah 5:27None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap broken.
- Isaiah 11:5Righteousness will be a belt around his hips; faithfulness will be a belt around his waist.
- Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will hand your authority over to him, and he will be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
Commentaries on Job 12:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21He poureth contempt upon princes - נדיבים nedibim, "those of royal extraction;" widely different from the כהנים cohanim mentioned Job 12:19. Weakeneth the strength of the mighty - אפיקים aphikim, the compact; the well-strung together; the nervous and sinewy. Perhaps there is a reference here to the crocodile, as the same term is applied, Job 40:13, to the compactness of his bones: and as מזיח רפה rippah meziach, which we translate weakeneth the strength…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21He poureth contempt upon princes - He has power to hurl them from their thrones, and to overwhelm them with disgrace. And weakeneth the strength of the mighty - Margin, as in Hebrew “looseth the girdle of the strong.” The Orientals wore loose flowing robes, which were secured by a girdle around the loins. When they labored, ran, or traveled, their robes were girded up. But this is common everywhere. Wrestlers, leapers, and runners, put a girdle around…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-25Verses 12-25 This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of His own will, which none can resist. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of others, to dwell most upon the great things in which they agree. Here are no complaints, or reflections. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Pours out contempt on nobles: Compare Psalm 107:40. disarms the mighty (literally loosens the belt of): The strong are not ready for battle anymore.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Psa 107:40 quotes, in its first clause, this verse and, in its second, Job 12:24. weakeneth the strength--literally, "looseth the girdle"; Orientals wear flowing garments; when active strength is to be put forth, they gird up their garments with a girdle. Hence here--"He destroyeth their power" in the eyes of the people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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