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Job 12:18

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

KJV

Balteum regum dissolvit, et præcingit fune renes eorum.

Vulgate

καθιζάνων βασιλεῖς ἐπὶ θρόνους, καὶ περιέδησεν ζώνῃ ὀσφύας αὐτῶν.

LXX

He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.

ASV

מוּסַ֣ר מְלָכִ֣ים פִּתֵּ֑חַ וַ/יֶּאְסֹ֥ר אֵ֝ז֗וֹר בְּ/מָתְנֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵז֣וֹר
'zvr
noun · 14×
אָסְרָ֥ה
'srh
verb · 73×
ו
v
noun · 47×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מוּסָ֑ר
mvsr
noun · 50×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 33:11 — Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
  • Dan 2:21 — And 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:
  • Dan 2:21 — And 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:
  • Dan 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the mo
  • Isa 5:27 — None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:
  • Isa 45:5 — I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
  • Jer 52:31 — And 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 Evilmerodach king of Babylon in
  • Job 30:11 — Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
  • Ps 116:16 — O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.