Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens [the] girdle of [the] mighty.

New American Standard Bible

“He pours contempt on nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He pours out contempt on nobles
and disarms the strong.

International Standard Version

He pours contempt on nobles and embarrasses the mighty.

A Conservative Version

He pours contempt upon rulers, and weakens the strength of the strong.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


“He pours contempt on princes and nobles
And loosens the belt of the strong [disabling them].

Bible in Basic English

He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

Darby Translation

He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

Julia Smith Translation

Proving contempt upon nobles, and he slackened the girdle of the strong.

King James 2000

He pours contempt upon princes, and weakens the strength of the mighty.

Modern King James verseion

He pours scorn on princes, and unties the belt of the mighty.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He poureth out confusion upon princes, and comforteth them that have been oppressed.

NET Bible

He pours contempt on noblemen and disarms the powerful.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Pouring contempt upon nobles, and, the girdle of the mighty, hath He loosed:

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He poureth
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

בּוּז 
Buwz 
Usage: 11

נדיב 
Nadiyb 
Usage: 28

and weakeneth
רפה 
Raphah 
Usage: 46

the strength
מזח מזיח 
Maziyach 
Usage: 3

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Job

Context Readings

If You Want To Learn

20 He deprives [the] trustworthy of speech, and he takes away [the] discretion of elders. 21 He pours contempt on noblemen, and he loosens [the] girdle of [the] mighty. 22 "He uncovers mysteries out of darkness, and he brings deep shadow to the light.



Cross References

Psalm 107:40

[he] pours contempt on princes and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

Exodus 8:2

And if you [are] refusing to release, look, I [am going to] plague all of your territory with frogs.

Exodus 16:24

And they put it aside until the morning, as Moses had commanded, and it did not make a stench, and not a maggot was in it.

1 Kings 21:23-24

Moreover, concerning Jezebel, Yahweh has said, 'The dogs will eat Jezebel in the outer rampart of Jezreel.'

2 Kings 9:26

'"Since I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his children yesterday," declares Yahweh, "I will requite it for you in this tract of land," declares Yahweh.' So then lift him out and throw him on the tract of land according to the word of Yahweh."

2 Kings 9:34-37

Then he came and ate and drank, and said, "Please take care of this cursed one and bury her, for she is the daughter of a king."

Isaiah 5:27

None [is] weary, and none among him stumbles; none slumbers and none sleeps. And no loincloth on his waist is opened, and no thong of his sandals is drawn away.

Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.

Isaiah 22:21

and I will clothe him [with] your tunic, and I will bind your sash firmly about him, and I will put your authority into his hand, and he shall be like a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 23:9

Yahweh of hosts has planned it: to defile [the] pride of all glory, to humble all [the] honored ones of [the] earth.

Isaiah 24:21-22

And this shall happen on that day: Yahweh will punish the host of heaven in heaven, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

Isaiah 37:38

And this happened: he [was] bowing in worship [in] the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer, his sons, struck him with the sword. And they themselves escaped [to] the land of Ararat, and Esar-haddon his son reigned as king in his place.

Daniel 2:21-22

And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to [men who] know understanding.

Daniel 4:32-33

and you will be driven away from {human society} and your dwelling [will be] with the animals of the field and they will cause you to graze [the] grass like oxen, and seven times will pass over you, until you acknowledge that the Most High [is] sovereign over the kingdom of humankind and that he gives it to whom he wills.'

Matthew 2:12-13

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.

Acts 12:23

And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down {because} he did not give the glory to God. And he was eaten by worms [and] died.

Ephesians 6:10

Finally, become strong in the Lord and in the might of his strength.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, girding your waist with truth, and putting on the breastplate of righteousness,

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