Job 12:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.”
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BSBPD
“He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 12:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Job 30:11Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
- Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
- Jeremiah 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.
- Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- Revelation 19:16And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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