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Job 12:21

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.

KJV

Effundit despectionem super principes, eos qui oppressi fuerant relevans.

Vulgate

ἐκχέων ἀτιμίαν ἐπ’ ἄρχοντας, ταπεινοὺς δὲ ἰάσατο.

LXX

He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

ASV

שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל נְדִיבִ֑ים וּ/מְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲפִיקִ֣ים
'pyqym
noun · 18×
בּ֭וּז
bvz
noun · 11×
ךָ֖
k
verb · 46×
מֵ֥זַח
mzch
noun · 3×
נָדִ֑יב
ndyb
noun · 28×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שְׁפָךְ
shpk
verb · 115×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 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 23:10 — Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
  • Isa 40:23 — That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
  • Isa 45:1 — Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates
  • 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:
  • Job 30:11 — Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
  • Job 34:19 — How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
  • Ps 107:40 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
  • Ps 107:40 — He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.