Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.
New American Standard Bible
And binds their loins with a girdle.
King James Version
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
Holman Bible
and fastens a belt around their waists.
International Standard Version
He strips away the authority of kings to punish and puts them in prison clothes instead.
A Conservative Version
He loosens the bond of kings, and he binds their loins with a belt.
American Standard Version
He looseth the bond of kings, And he bindeth their loins with a girdle.
Amplified
“He loosens the bond of kings
And binds their loins with a loincloth.
Bible in Basic English
He undoes the chains of kings, and puts his band on them;
Darby Translation
He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;
Julia Smith Translation
He loosed the bonds of kings, and he will gird upon their loins a girdle.
King James 2000
He looses the bonds of kings, and girds their loins with a waistband.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He loosens [the] fetters of kings, and he binds a loincloth on their loins.
Modern King James verseion
He cuts away the bonds of kings, and binds their loins with a girdle.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He taketh away the subjection of the people from their kings, and girdeth their loins with a bond.
NET Bible
He loosens the bonds of kings and binds a loincloth around their waist.
New Heart English Bible
He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.
The Emphasized Bible
The fetters of kings, He looseth, or hath bound a slave's waistcloth about their loins:
Webster
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
World English Bible
He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.
Themes
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Nations » The lord destroying nations
Philosophy » Philosophical inductions and deductions relating to God and his providence
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 12:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
If You Want To Learn
17 Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish. 18 The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins. 19 Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 116:16
Cause it to come, O Jehovah, for I am Thy servant. I am Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.
2 Chronicles 33:11-14
and Jehovah bringeth in against them the heads of the host that the king of Asshur hath, and they capture Manasseh among the thickets, and bind him with brazen fetters, and cause him to go to Babylon.
Jeremiah 52:31-34
And it cometh to pass, in the thirty and seventh year of the removal of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty and fifth of the month, hath Evil-Merodach king of Babylon lifted up, in the year of his reign, the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and bringeth him out from the house of restraint,
Daniel 2:21
And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.
Revelation 19:16
and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'