New English Translation
Job 12:21
21He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.
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 stripped and overthrows the potentates. 20He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders. He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful. 22He reveals the deep things of darkness, and brings deep shadows into the light. 23He makes nations great, and destroys them; he extends the boundaries of nations and disperses them.
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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 release them, then I am going to plague all your territory with frogs.
- Exodus 16:24So they put it aside until the morning, just as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.
- 1 Kings 21:23The Lord says this about Jezebel, ‘Dogs will devour Jezebel by the outer wall of Jezreel.’
- 2 Kings 9:26‘“Know for sure that I saw the shed blood of Naboth and his sons yesterday,” says the Lord, “and that I will give you what you deserve right here in this plot of land,” says the Lord.’ So now pick him up and throw him into this plot of land, just as the Lord said.”
- Psalms 107:40He would pour contempt upon princes, and he made them wander in a wasteland with no road.
- Isaiah 23:9The Lord who commands armies planned it – to dishonor the pride that comes from all her beauty, to humiliate all the dignitaries of the earth.
- Isaiah 24:21At that time the Lord will punish the heavenly forces in the heavens and the earthly kings on the earth.
- Isaiah 37:38One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.
- Daniel 2:21He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;
- Daniel 4:32You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”
- Matthew 2:12After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.
- Acts 12:23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Isaiah 5:27None tire or stumble, they don’t stop to nap or sleep. They don’t loosen their belts, or unstrap their sandals to rest.
- Isaiah 11:5Justice will be like a belt around his waist, integrity will be like a belt around his hips.
- Isaiah 22:21I will put your robe on him, tie your belt around him, and transfer your authority to him. He will become a protector of the residents of Jerusalem and of the people of Judah.
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
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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