Job 12:18

Job 12:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
• New International Version (NIV)He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He looses the bonds of kings and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He loosens the bonds of kings, And binds their waist with a belt.

Context of Job 12:18

16With him is strength and effectual working; the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools. He looseth the bond of kings, and bindeth their loins with a girdle. 19He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 20He removeth the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the elders.

Job 12:18 word by word

מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַיֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• girdleאֵזוֹר'êzôr · girdleH232

Cross-references for Job 12:18

• 2 Chronicles 33:11Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
• Jeremiah 52:31And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison;
• Daniel 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
• Revelation 19:16And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Commentaries on Job 12:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18He looseth the bond of kings - He takes away their splendid robes, and clothes them with sackcloth; or, he dissolves their authority, permits their subjects to rebel and overthrow the state, to bind them as captives, and despoil them of all power, authority, and liberty. Many proofs of this occur in the Israelitish history and in the history of the principal nations of the earth, and not a few in the history of Britain.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18He looseth the bond of kings - The bond of kings (מוּסר mûsâr ) here means that by which they bind others. Their power over others he loosens or takes away. And girdeth their loins with a girdle - That is, he girds them with a rope or cord, and leads them away as prisoners. The whole series of remarks here refers to the reverses and changes in the conditions of life. The meaning here is, that the bonds of authority which they imposed on others are…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. 18When God removes the royal robe of kings, he takes away their symbols of authority (compare 19:9). It can also mean "God loosens the bonds of kings," referring to the control they have imposed on others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. He looseth the bond of kings--He looseth the authority of kings--the "bond" with which they bind their subjects (Is 45:1; Ge 14:4; Da 2:21). a girdle--the cord, with which they are bound as captives, instead of the royal "girdle" they once wore (Is 22:21), and the bond they once bound others with. So "gird"--put on one the bonds of a prisoner instead of the ordinary girdle (Joh 21:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 12:18

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Atheism
• God
• Philosophy

In the dictionaries

• Deep
• Discover
• Girdle
• Job, Book of
• Loins
• Satan

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