Job 12:21

In 11 translations

BSB

He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

KJV

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.weakeneth…: or, looseth the girdle of the strong

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

He poureth contempt upon princes, and relieveth them that were oppressed.

GNV

He powreth contempt vpon princes, and maketh the strength of the mightie weake.

JPS

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

LXXE

He pours dishonour upon princes, and heals the lowly.

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WLC

שׁוֹפֵ֣ךְ בּ֭וּז עַל־נְדִיבִ֑ים וּמְזִ֖יחַ אֲפִיקִ֣ים רִפָּֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐκχέων ἀτιμίαν ἐπʼ ἄρχοντας, ταπεινοὺς δὲ ἰάσατο.

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• Psalms 107:40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
• Isaiah 24:21–22In that day the LORD will punish the host of heaven above and the kings of the earth below. They will be gathered together like prisoners in a pit. They will be confined to a dungeon and punished after many days.
• Isaiah 5:27None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
• Isaiah 37:38One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
• Isaiah 11:5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
• Ephesians 6:14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed,
• Daniel 2:21–22He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light…
• Exodus 8:2But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
• Matthew 2:12–13And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child…
• Daniel 4:32–33You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of…
• Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe and tie your sash around him. I will put your authority in his hand, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
• Isaiah 23:9The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
• 2 Kings 9:34–37Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.” But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and…
• Exodus 16:24So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
• Acts 12:23Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

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