Have I not seen the blood of Naḇoth and the blood of his sons last night?’ declares יהוה. ‘And I shall repay you in this portion,’ declares יהוה. And now, take up, throw him on the portion, according to the word of יהוה.”
Job 12:21 - The Scriptures 2009 pouring scorn on nobles, and loosens the girdle of the strong; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He poureth contempt upon princes, And weakeneth the strength of the mighty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He pours contempt on princes and loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them, bringing low the pride of the learned]. American Standard Version (1901) He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong. Common English Bible pours contempt on royalty; loosens the belt of the strong; Catholic Public Domain Version He pours distain upon the leaders, relieving those who had been oppressed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed. |
Have I not seen the blood of Naḇoth and the blood of his sons last night?’ declares יהוה. ‘And I shall repay you in this portion,’ declares יהוה. And now, take up, throw him on the portion, according to the word of יהוה.”
He loosens the bonds of sovereigns, and binds a girdle on their loins;
Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, they have thrown off restraint in my presence.
who is not partial to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
He pours scorn on nobles, And causes them to wander in a pathless waste;
And they laid it up till morning, as Mosheh commanded. And it did not stink, and no worm was in it.
“But if you refuse to let them go, see, I am smiting all your border with frogs.
And righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and trustworthiness the girdle of His waist.
And I shall put your robe on him, and strengthen him with your girdle, and give your authority into his hand. And he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim and to the house of Yehuḏah.
יהוה of hosts has counselled it, to defile the pride of all splendour, and to shame all the esteemed of the earth.
And it came to be, as he was bowing himself in the house of Nisroḵ his mighty one, that his sons Aḏrammeleḵ and Shar’etser struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And his son Ěsarḥaddon reigned in his place.
who brings princes to naught, shall make the rulers of the earth as emptiness.
“Thus said יהוה to His anointed, to Koresh, whose right hand I have strengthened, to subdue nations before him and ungird the loins of sovereigns, to open before him the double doors, so that gates are not shut:
Not one of them is weary or stumbling, not one slumbers or sleeps. Not a belt shall be loosened on their loins, nor the thong of their sandals be broken.
“And I shall cut off the judge from its midst, and kill all its heads with him,” said יהוה.
And instantly a messenger of יהוה smote him, because he did not give the esteem to Elohim. And becoming worm-eaten, he died.
For the rest, my brothers, be strong in the Master and in the mightiness of His strength.
Stand, then, having girded your waist with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,