Job 12:21

Modern English Version

He pours contempt upon princes and loosens the belt of the mighty.

Cross References

Psalm 107:40

He pours contempt upon princes, and causes them to wander in a pathless wilderness;

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Acts 12:23

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. And he was eaten by worms and died.

Isaiah 37:38

As he was worshipping in the house of Nisrok, his god, Adrammelek and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

Isaiah 23:9

The Lord of Hosts has purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory and to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

Isaiah 22:21

And I will clothe him with your robe and tie him securely with your sash. And I will entrust him with your authority, and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 11:5

Righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt about his waist.

Isaiah 5:27

No one shall be weary or stumble among them; no one shall slumber or sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the strap of their shoes be broken;

2 Kings 9:26

‘Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth and his sons, declares the Lord, and I will pay you back on this property, declares the Lord.’ Now lift him up and throw him onto the property, according to the word of the Lord.”

Exodus 16:24

So they laid it up until the morning, just as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, nor was there any worm in it.

Exodus 8:2

But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs.

Job 3:15

or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

Job 12:18

He has loosened the bonds imposed by kings and bound their waist with a belt.

Job 34:19

Yet He is not partial to princes, nor does He regard the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of His hands.

Isaiah 40:23

He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth meaningless.

Isaiah 45:1

Thus says the Lord to Cyrus, His anointed, whose right hand I have held — to subdue nations before him and to loosen the loins of kings, to open doors before him so that the gates will not be shut:

Amos 2:3

I will cut off the ruler from its midst, and will slay all its princes with him, says the Lord.

Job 30:11

Because He has loosed my bowstring and afflicted me, they have cast off the bridle before me.