Job 12:18 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁸ He looses the bonds of kings, and binds a waistcloth on their loins.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ He looseth the bond of kings, And girdeth their loins with a girdle.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ He looses the fetters [ordered] by kings and has [the] waistcloth [of a slave] bound about their [own] loins.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ unties the belt of kings, binds a garment around their loins;

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ He removes the belt of kings and encircles their waist with a rope.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ He looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins with a cord.

Job 12:18 Cross References

Job 12:21

He pours contempt on princes, and looses the belt of the strong.

Job 3:14

with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,

Job 30:11

Because God has loosed my cord and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.

Psalm 116:16

O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast loosed my bonds.

Isaiah 5:27

None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistcloth is loose, not a sandal-thong broken;

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;

Matthew 3:4

Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Revelation 19:16

On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of kings and Lord of lords.